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Leyton 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Mortality.

Of the 474 cases of measles reported in Ley ton during 1938, 5 (i.e., 1.05 per cent.) died. The following table shows the ages and places of death of these 5 fatal cases.

Under 1Year.1-2 Years.2-3 Years.3-4 Years.4-5Years.Over 5Years.Total
At Home11
Whipps Cross Hospital33
Isolation Hospital11
415

Comparison with Previous Epidemic.

1936.1938.
Number of cases1,539474
„ „ visits by Nursing Staff1,873503
Percentage of cases under care of Doctor84.23 %78.48%
Number of cases admitted to Hospitals5323
Number of Deaths235

It will be seen from these figures that the 1938 epidemic of
measles was less widespread and milder in type than that of 1936.

TUBERCULOSIS.

Notifications .—One hundred and twenty-nine patients were notified for the first time in 1938 as suffering from tuberculosis. The number was made up as follows :—

Males.Females.Total.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis5551106
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis111223
6663129