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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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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1921, including Cases which occurred in Central Home, Union Road, Whipps Cross Hospital, &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 Agas. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | e | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| 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. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leytonstone | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Choiera (C) Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 332 | 3 | 71 | 204 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 28 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 251 |
| †Erysipelas | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | ... | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| ‡Scarlet Fever | 1320 | 4 | 171 | 996 | 100 | 48 | 1 | ... | 128 | 210 | 107 | 131 | 160 | 103 | 123 | 200 | 70 | 88 | 493 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| §Encephalitis Lethargica. | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| ||Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 171 | ... | 2 | 23 | 51 | 58 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| ¶ther forms of Tuberculosis | 40 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ... | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 68 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | |
| **Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ††Malaria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2023 | 25 | 257 | 1258 | 208 | 180 | 79 | 16 | 173 | 321 | 190 | 208 | 245 | 153 | 197 | 286 | 129 | 119 | 852 |
• 2 cases occured in Central Home, 7 in Whipps Cross Hospital (Nurses) and 3 cases withdrawn.
† 1 case occurred in Central Home.
‡ 11 cases occurred in Central Home, 4 in Whipps Cross Hospital (Nurses), 1 in Nurses' Home, Beachcroft Road, 6 in Bethnal Green Schools, 1 in West Ham
Union Home, 58, Davies Lane, and 1 in Home of the Good Shepherd. Davies Lane. 4 cases withdrawn
§ 1 case proved not to be Encephalitis Lethargica.
|| 3 cases from Central Home, 1 in Forest House Cottages, James Lane. 1 case no fixed abode.
¶ 1 case homeless. ** 1 old military case. †† Old military case.