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Leyton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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VACCINATION RETURNS.
| Number of Births. | Vaccinated. | Certificates of Insusceptibility. | Exemptions. | Died Unvaccinated under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'January 1st to June 30th.
ENTERIC FEVER.
12 cases were notified, of which number 4 were subsequently
proved to have been errors in diagnosis. 4 deaths occurred ; in
addition, 1 death occurred in Berkshire Asylum, and this being a
former resident in the district was accredited to Leyton.
Our death-rate from Enteric Fever was .01 per 1,000 of the
population; that of England and Wales, .05; and of the 97 Great
Towns, 04; and of London, '03.
Every case was visited, usually by the Medical Officer of
Health, and in addition to giving suitable advice, etc., endeavour
was made to trace the cause of the infection, with what success
may be gleaned from the table given below.
This table shows
conclusively that Leyton's sanitary condition, judged by the
standard of Enteric Fever incidence, is satisfactory.