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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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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. | 19 | West Ham Infirmary | Recovered | Cause not traced. Widal- Positive. |
| 2 | M. | 28 | West Ham Infirmary | Died | Cause not traced. |
| 3 | M. | '28 | At home | Recovered | Had recently eaten oysters and watercress. |
| 4 | M. | 18 | London Fever Hospl. | - | Not a Leyton resident. Was sickening for the disease when he came into the district. |
| 5 | M. | 48 | West Ham Infirmary | Recovered | Proved to be a case of Paratyphoid. Not a Leyton resident. Was working in Woolwich where he partook of oysters and cockles. |
| 6 | F. | 24 | At home | Recovered | Cause not traced. |
| 7 | M. | 33 | Walthamstow Hospl. | Died | Patient had recently eaten oysters. |
| 8 | M. | 26 | West Ham Infirmary | Recovered | Cause not traced. |
SCARLET FEVER.
Cases notified, 471. 10 deaths occurred.
Case-fatality, 2.1 per cent.
Death-rate per 1,000 of the population, .08.
DIPHTHERIA.
Cases notified, 170. 19 deaths occurred.
Case-fatality, 11.2.
Death rate per 1,000 of the population, .15.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
6 cases of this disease were notified, but one proved to be
suffering from pleurisy, and she subsequently died from empyema
and cardiac failure. There were no deaths from Puerperal Fever.
One case occurred in the practice of a midwife and another
followed on a three months abortion, at which the woman was not
attended by either a midwife or a doctor.
The County is the authority for the administration of the
Midwives Act, and the County Medical Officer of Health has
been promptly notified of all cases coming under his jurisdiction.