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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
SMALLPOX.
During the year no case of smallpox occurred in the area.
ENTERIC FEVER.
During the year no case of enteric fever occured in the area.
CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
2 cases were notified during the year.
MEASLES.
479 cases of measles were notified during the year.
WHOOPING COUGH.
91 cases of whooping cough were notified during the year.
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Case Fatality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 233 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 1940 | 87 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1941 | 64 | 1 | 1.56 |
| 1942 | 318 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1943 | 386 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Case Fatality per cent. |
| 1939 | 148 | 3 | 2.02 |
| 1940 | 55 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1941 | 44 | 1 | 2.27 |
| 1942 | 39 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1943 | 28 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Number of private medical practitioners who applied for supplies of toxoid-antitoxin | 13 |
| Number of children immunised | 38 |