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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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TABLE A.
| Week ending 1935. | Number of beds available on basis of 144 sq. ft. floor space per bed. | Average daily number of Scarlet Fever patients. | Number of Scarlet Fever cases admitted during week. | Number of these admissions who developed complications. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |||
| Jan. 5th | 24 | 32.8 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Jan. 12th | 24 | 33.8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Jan. 19th | 24 | 39.4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | I |
| Jan. 26th | 24 | 43.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb. 2nd | 24 | 42.4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Feb, 9th | 24 | 43.4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb. 16th | 24 | 39.9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Feb. 23rd | 24 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| March 2nd | 24 | 37.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| March 9 th | 24 | 35.5 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
| March 16th | 24 | 31.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| March 23rd | 24 | 29.2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| March 30th | 24 | 23.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| April 6th | 24 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| April 13th | 24 | 23.8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| April 20th | 24 | 27.7 | — | 4 | — | 2 |
| April 27th | 24 | 23.2 | — | 3 | — | |
| May 4th | 24 | 21.4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| May 11th | 24 | 21.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| May 18th | 24 | 20.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| May 25th | 24 | 29.4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| June 1st | 24 | 35.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| June 8th | 24 | 36.2 | 4 | |||
| June 15th | 24 | 34.7 | — | 1 | — | — |
| June 22nd | 24 | 26.0 | _— | — | — | — |
| June 29th | 24 | 18,4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| July 6th | 24 | 16.8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| July 13th | 24 | 16.4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| July 20th | 24 | 17.1 | 1 | 5 | —- | 2 |
| July 27th | 24 | 17.8 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| August 3rd | 24 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| August 10th | 24 | 20.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| August 17th | 24 | 18.8 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| August 24th | 24 | 16.5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| August 3lst | 24 | 11.2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sept. 7th | 24 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept. 14th | 24 | 9.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept. 21st | 24 | 10.7 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Sept. 28th | 24 | 11.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct. 5th | 24 | 15.2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct. 12th | 24 | 20.1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Oct. 19th | 24 | 22.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct. 26th | 24 | 29.5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov. 2nd | 24 | 34.8 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Nov. 9th | 24 | 36.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Nov. 16th | 24 | 37.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nov. 23rd | 24 | 28.42 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov. 30th | 24 | 24.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec. 7th | 24 | 24.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec. 14th | 24 | 28.6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Dec. 21st | 24 | 33.8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Dec. 28th | 24 | 37.1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 131 | 129 | 68 | 65 | ||
| Total | 260 | 133 | ||||