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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
6 notifications were received. 1 death occurred.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At home. | In hospital. | |||||
| 15 | 8 | 7 | 13 | — | 2 | |
TUBERCULOSIS.
109 deaths occurred from all forms of Tuberculosis, 84 being
notified cases, which represents a death-rate of '85 per 1,000 of
the population. The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were
95 and the rate .74.
Notifications of 171 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 40 of other forms of Tuberculosis were received during the year.
| Pulmonary- | |
| Males | 91 |
| Females | 80 |
| Total | 171 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |
| Males | 22 |
| Females | 18 |
| Total | 40 |
These cases were attended to by the tuberculosis officer or
his staff and verbal and written instructions given as to the
necessary precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of the
disease.
Dr. Charlotte Brown attends at the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
180, High Road, Leyton, on:
Mondays: 2.30—4.30 p.m.