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Leyton 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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TABLE 6a.

CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1938.

DISEASE.Total.Leyton.Lea Bridge.Central North.Central South.Forest.Leyton-stone.Grove Green.Harrow Green.Cann Hall.Wan-stead Slip.Removed toHospitals.
Smallpox————————————
Diphtheria188*1033311481321251212182
Erysipelas68212721610356527
Scarlet Fever293f21443040432022282817223
Pemphigus Neon.————————————
Pulmonary T.B10691291220998108—
T.B. Others2316412313—2—
Pneumonia11083947288254570
Ophthalmia Neon.......2—————2————2
Enteric Fever————————————
Puerperal Pyrexia ......20122254—2—29
Cerebrospinal Meningitis2——1——————11
Poliomyelitis4——2—1——1—•—4
Enc. Lethargica ......1—————1————1
Dysentery27186523———2—
Totals ......8445315668801657358776054519

* Including 20 cases which occurred in Whipps Cross Hospital.
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