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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following are particulars of the cases:—
| Case | Date of Notification | Sex | Age Yrs. | Result. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27.1.19 | Female | 12 | Died 16.2.19 | Onset 21.1.19. Patient was at school on the 20th January. Had not been away from home. No relation to any military rases. Lumbar puncture. Fluid turbid and under pressure. Removed to Eastern Hospital 25.1.19. Clothing, bedding and premises disinfected. |
| 2 | 8.4.19 | Male | 10 | Recovered | Taken ill 30.3.19 and removed to West Ham Infirmary 3.4.19. Bacteriological examination positive. No history as to source of infection. Patient had not been away from home or in contact with any member of H.M. Forces. Clothing, bedding and premises disinfected. |
| 3 | 16.6.19 | Female | 38 | Recovered Died | Onset of illness 10.6.19, No history as to source, of infection. No relation to any military cases. Removed to West Ham Infirmary 11.6.19. Lumbar puncture positive. Clothing, bedding and premises disinfected. |
| 4 | 28.10.19 | Male | 21 | 25.10.19 | Patient was a private in 17th Royal Fusiliers. Returned from the Rhine to Purfleet where he was demobilised 30.8.19. Stated not to have been very well since this date. First saw a doctor 24.9.19. Removed to Walthamstow Hospital 14.10.19. Lumbar puncture positive. Clothing, bedding and premises disinfected. |
ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
No case was notified.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
25 cases were notified. 22 notifications from doctors and 9
from midwives were received. 6 of these cases were notified both
by doctor and midwife.
All the cases were visited and followed up. At the end of the
year, of the 25 cases 23 were cured without damage to vision.
The remaining 2 cases removed to other districts, and no information
as to their ultimate progress is obtainable. 15 were treated
by private practitioners and 10 at hospitals.