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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the month of November, 1914, including cases which occurred in West Ham Union, Infirmary, &c., but not those imported.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality— Wards. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At All Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 20 | ... | 5 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | i | 1 | ||||||
| *Scarlet Fever | 04 | 11 | 47 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 32 | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ...Pulmonary ...Tuberculosis | 42 | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | 15 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 9 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 145 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 12 | 23 | 9 | ... | 13 | 6 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 57 |
* Two cases from Bethnal Green Schools.