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Leyton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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This table shows conclusively that Leyton's sanitary condition, judged by the standard of Enteric Fever incidence, is satisfactory.
| Case. | Sex. | Age. Yrs. | Where Treated. | Result. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. | 32 | At home | Recovered | Probably not Enteric Fever— Widal-Negative. |
| 2 | M. | 41 | West Ham Infirmary | Died | Previous to removal to Infirmary was working on some drains at Cam-berwell. |
| 3 | M. | 4½ | At home | Recovered | Case proved to be not Enteric Fever. |
| 4 | M. | 19 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Case proved to be Pneumonia, not Enteric Fever. |
| 5 | M. | 35 | At home | Died | Cause not traced. |
| 6 | F. | 10 | Great Ormond Street Hospital | Recovered | Patient had recently eaten fried fish and water-cress. |
| 7 | F. | 25 | West Ham Infirmary | Died | No particulars could be obtained. |
| 8 | F. | 25 | At home | Recovered | Cause not traced. |
| 9 | M. | 11 | At home | Died | |
| 10 | M. | 19 | At home | Recovered | „ „ |
| 11 | M. | 7 | West Ham Infirmary | „ | Case proved to be not Enteric Fever. |
| 12 | F. | 52 | St. Bartholomew's Hospital | Died | Case proved to be Cerebral Hœmorrhage, not Enteric Fever. |
SCARLET FEVER.
419 cases were notified, against 337 in 1913. 3 deaths
occurred.
In 1907 the case-fatality was 2.5 per cent.
,, 1908 ,, ,, 2.6 „
„ 1909 „ „ 1.6 ,,
„ 1910 „ „ 2.88 „
„ 1911 „ „ 1.5 „
„ 1912 „ „ 1.2 „
„ 1913 ,, ,, 0.0 ,,
„ 1914 „ „ 0.7
Our death-rate from Scarlet Fever for the year 1914 was .02
per 1,000 of the population; that of England and Wales, .08; of
the 97 Great Towns, .09 ; and of London, .07.
DIPHTHERIA.
175 cases were notified, against 147 in 1913. 29 deaths
occurred, a case-fatality of 16.5 per cent.
In 1907 the case-fatality was 14.7 per cent.
„ 1908 „ „ 8.2
„ 1909 „ „ 13.4
„ 1910 ,, ,, 13.2 ,,
„ 1911 „ „ 8.0 „
„ 1912 „ „ 14.2 „
„ 1913 „ „ 75 „
„ 1914 „ „ 16.5 „