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Leyton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 7.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1935.
| DISEASE. | At All Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages —Years. | 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. | ||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 276 | 6 | 62 | 162 | 21 | 18 | 7 | ... | 15 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 46 | ... | 244 |
| Erysipelas | 81 | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| Scarlet Fever | 409 | 2 | 96 | 251 | 27 | 32 | 1 | ... | 35 | ... | 34 | 35 | 74 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 286 | |
| Dysentery | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pulmonary T.B | 117 | ... | 1 | 4 | 38 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | ... |
| T.B. Other forms | 29 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | 97 | ... | 10 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Enc.Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1051 | 17 | 175 | 440 | 135 | 164 | 89 | 31 | 79 i | 145 | 89 | 88 | 182 | 88 | 73 | 117 | 96 | ... | ... |