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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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| 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) | 157 | ... | 30 | 111 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 58 |
| † Erysipelas | 27 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | 6 |
| ‡Scarlet Fever | 121 | 1 | 21 | 87 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever (R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | '2 |
| §Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 242 | ... | 5 | 21 | 50 | 114 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 54 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 63 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 64 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Measles | 1042 | 2.5, | 440 | 548 | 21 | 8 | ... | ... | 74 | 209 | 250 | 76 | 89 | 126 | 96 | 57 | 65 | 2 |
| „ (German) | 84 | ... | 11 | 59 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ... |
| Totals | 1708 | 46 | 526 | 852 | 109 | 160 | 65 | 10 | 122 | 311 | 391 | 154 | 150 | 186 | 187 | 136 | 130 | 181 |
*One case from West Ham Workhouse and on.e case occurred in Bethnal Green Schools,
† Two cases from West Ham Workhouse.
t Two cases withdrawn and one case occurred in Bethnal Green Schools.
§ One case, Ward not known.