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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The outlying institutions to which these patients were sent were:—
| Institution. | Number. |
|---|---|
| London Fever Hospital | 9 |
| North Eastern Hospital (L.C.C.) | 3 |
| South Eastern Hospital (L.C.C.) | 1 |
| Eastern Hospital (L.C.C.) | 3 |
| North Western Hospital (L.C.C.) | 2 |
No death occurred among patients admitted to the hospital
suffering from scarlet fever.
The average period of treatment in hospital was 43 days per case.
| 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 19 14 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases notified | 231 | 155 | 94 | 257 | 276 |
| Number treated in Hospital | 183 | 115 | 70 | 193 | 188 |
| Percentage | 79% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 68.1% |
| Deaths in Hospital | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Hospital case fatality | 3.27% | 1.74% | 5.70% | 5.18% | 3.19% |
The incidence and severity of diphtheria are liable to marked
fluctuation from year to year. As regards incidence, the low
water mark was reached in 1933, when only 94 cases were notified;
but the tide of diphtheria incidence has been on the "flow" since
that time. During the year some 276 cases were notified.
Of that number accommodation was provided in Leyton Isolation Hospital for 188 (68 per cent.); but it was necessary to find accommodation for 21 cases in the following fever hospitals in the London area.
| Institution. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Eastern Hospital (L.C.C.) | 7 |
| North Eastern Hospital (L.C.C.) | 1 |
| London Fever Hospital | 13 |