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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1915, 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) | 170 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ... | 12 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 128 |
| †Erysipelas | 78 | ... | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| ‡Scarlet Fever | 471 | 3 | 88 | 314 | 43 | 21 | 2 | ... | 38 | 68 | 126 | 49 | 17 | 23 | 65 | 52 | 33 | 325 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| §Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 235 | ... | 1 | 36 | 48 | 103 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 51 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 70 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| Totals | 1060 | 21 | 176 | 479 | 116 | 179 | 73 | 16 | 90 | 173 | 237 | 115 | 54 | 60 | 139 | 116 | 74 | 553 |
*One case occurred in Bethnal Green Schools.
†Two cases occurred in West Ham Workhouse, two in West Ham Infirmary, and one in "Forest House," James Lane.
‡One case occurred in Bethnal Green Schools.
§ Three cases occurred in West Ham Workhouse, one in Bethnal Green Schools—Two cases homeless.