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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 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.
| 1-2 Years. | 2-3 Years. | 3-4 Years. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| — | 1 | — | — | — |
Comparison with Previous Epidemic.
| 1936. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 1,539 | 474 |
| „ „ visits by Nursing Staff | 1,873 | 503 |
| Percentage of cases under care of Doctor | 84.23 % | 78.48% |
| Number of cases admitted to Hospitals | 53 | 23 |
| Number of Deaths | 23 | 5 |
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 Tuberculosis | 55 | 51 | 106 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 66 | 63 | 129 |