London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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The following list shows how the cases were distributed among the different wards in the Borough:—

Leyton146
Lea Bridge266
Central North122
Central South180
Forest208
Leytonstone92
Grove Green130
Harrow Green152
Cann Hall150
Wanstead Slip110
1,556

Home Visits.
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three visits to houses
were made by members of the nursing staff of the Department.
At the time of the primary visits it was found that doctors
were already in attendance in 1,311 (i.e., 84.23 per cent.) of the
cases.
In homes where no doctor was in attendance the visitors were
able to give advice regarding isolation and treatment; but in 6
cases it was found necessary to make arrangements for daily visits
by nurses of the Essex County Nursing Association.
Institutional Treatment.
Measles is one of the most highly infectious of all infectious
diseases, and it is dangerous to admit a case of measles to a ward
containing susceptible children suffering from scarlet fever or
diphtheria. In providing for measles cases, no accommodation
less than a whole ward can be considered.

As it was impossible to devote a whole ward to measles cases in Leyton Isolation Hospital, it was necessary to find accommodation in outlying institutions, and 53 cases were admitted to the following institutions:—

London County Council Hospitals34
London Fever Hospital19
53