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Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following figures show the extent of the home visiting of
notified cases of chicken-pox by members of the staff during
1933.
Number of patients visited by Medical Officer of Health 434
,, ,, ,, Assistant Medical Officers 32
,, „ not visited (Contact cases, etc.) 155
621
Of the 621 persons notified to be suffering from chicken-pox,
the Medical Officer of Health, as a result of his visits to the homes,
diagnosed definite smallpox in one case (i.e., 0.16 per cent.).
Number of cases occurring in private houses 523
„ „ „ Leytonstone Childrens' Home 78
,, ,, ,, Hutchinson House 20
621
With regard to the value of the notification of chicken-pox in the detection of smallpox it is of interest to record the findings of the past four years, viz.:—
| Year. | No. of C.P. notifications received. | No. found to be suffering from smallpox. |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 514 | 8 (1.55 per cent.) |
| 1931 | 1,387 | 3 (0.21 per cent.) |
| 1932 | 728 | 4 (0.54 per cent.) |
| 1933 | 621 | 1 (0.16 per cent.) |
Four persons were notified to be suffering from Enteric Fever during 1933.
| No. | Month. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Nature of Infctn. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June. | Male | 11 | High Road, E.ll. | Paratyphoid B. |
| 2. | July | Male | 7 | Manby Road. | — |
| 3. | August | Female | 49 | Shortlands Road. | Typhoid. |
| 4. | December | Male | 4 | Clementina Road. | Paratyphoid B. |
Cases 2 and 4 were nursed at home.
Case 1 was treated in Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow.
Case 3 was treated in Whipps Cross Hospital.