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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 10.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1942.
| 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 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 39 | 7 | 7 | 19 | ... | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 318 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 65 | 132 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ... | |
| Pemphigus Neon. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 20 | ... |
| T.B. Others | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | l | 2 | 2 | ... | |||||
| Pneumonia | 83 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 24 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargiea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Measles | 1102 | 28 | 144 | 127 | 184 | 261 | 333 | 20 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 128 | 13 | 20 | 27 | „ | 31 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totats | 1859 | 52 | 193 | 172 | 258 | 365 | 508 | 55 | 28 | 104 | 41 | ... | 16 |