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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | |
|---|---|---|
| Under treatment at beginning of year | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ „ end of year | 3 | 9 |
| Admitted during year | 10 | 49 |
| Discharged „ „ | 7 | 40 |
| Died „ „ | 0 | 8 |
(3 Tracheotomy cases.)
The Causes of Death were:—
Female, 5 years, Diphtheria 6 days, Toxaemia, in hospital 3
days.
Male, 11 months, Diphtheria 10 days, Tracheotomy 6 days, in
hospital 6 days.
Female, 4 years, Diphtheria 15 days, Cardiac Paralysis 5
days, in hospital 11 days.
Male, 6 years, Diphtheria 6 days, Toxremia, in hospital 1 day.
Female, 1 years, Haemorrhagic Diphtheria 2 days, in hospital
1 day.
Male, 3 years, Diphtheria 16 days, Toxaemia, in hospital 12
days.
Male, 2 years, Diphtheria, 15 days, Tracheotomy 13 days, in
hospital 13 days.
Male, 6 years, Diphtheria, 22 days, Paralysis 7 days, in
hospital 15 days.
Cases Treated Outside from January to December, 1918—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 43 | 54 |
| Diphtheria | 54 | 45 |
Complications—
6 Laryngeal.
3 Measles, following Diphtheria.
2 Pneumonia, following Scarlet Fever.
1 Nasal Discharge „ „ „
1 Far „ „ „ „
1 Erysipelas „ „ „ „ ,,
2 Measles „ „ „
1 Chicken Pox „ „ „
Total number of cases visited 198
Deaths 3