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Leyton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1919, 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 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Ley ton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 263 | 1 | 60 | 174 | 12 | 15 | 1 | ... | 9 | 03 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 199 |
| †Erysipelas | 79 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| ‡Scarlet Fever | 208 | 2 | 48 | 132 | 21 | 5 | ... | ... | 11 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 84 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 101 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 13 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| ||Malaria | 81 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 59 | 4 | ... | 15 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ¶Dysentery | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| §Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 266 | § | 3 | 33 | 68 | 123 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 57 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 78 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 62 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 2 | ... | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Measles | 1156 | 22 | 347 | 760 | 15 | 11 | 1 | ... | 81 | 233 | 270 | 249 | 79 | 62 | 49 | 70 | 63 | ... |
| „ (German) | 103 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Totals ... ...... | 2370 | 50 | 502 | 1211 | 180 | 314 | 88 | 19 | 160 | 430 | 488 | 404 | 162 | 192 | 190 | 185 | 151 | 404 |
| *13 cases occured in West Ham Infirmary, 1 in West Ham Workhouse and 3 in Bethnal Green Schools, †7 cases occurred in West Ham Workhouse, ‡1 case occurred in West Ham Infirmary. | §2 cases homeless. Wards not known. ||Old military cases. ¶Old military cases. | |||||||||||||||||