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Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 7.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1933.
| DISEASE. | At All Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages — Yeaks. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality — Wards. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 94 | 1 | ... | 29 | 49 | 7 | 8 | ... | 3 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 83 |
| Erysipelas | 71 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| Scarlet Fever | 743 | 1 | 166 | 508 | 29 | 35 | 4 | ... | 22 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 96 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 408 |
| Chicken Pox | 621 | 21 | 172 | 396 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 87 | 35 | 25 | 66 | 132 | 22 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 77 |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 117 | ... | ... | 2 | 42 | 49 | 23 | l | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | ... |
| T.B., other forms | 37 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 106 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 44 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| „ Pyrexia | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enc. Lethargica | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 1819 | 36 | 355 | 965 | 175 | 157 | 99 | 32 | 78 | 266 | 176 | 140 | 234 | 270 | 130 | 190 | 160 | 175 | 719 |