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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 2.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| DISEASE. | At All Ages | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 148 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 45 | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | _ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 233 | — | 3 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 106 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Pemphigus Neon. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 98 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| T.B. Others | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 83 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enc. Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 10 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 665 | 13 | 40 | 24 | 39 | 58 | 188 | 80 | 37 | 107 | 33 | 34 | 12 |