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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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TABLE No. 10.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1943.
| 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 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 44 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 386 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 59 | 76 | 146 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Pemphigus Neon. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 101 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 54 | 18 | 13 | ... |
| T.B. Others | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 123 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 14 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Measles | 479 | 14 | 85 | 64 | 104 | 84 | 105 | 10 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 91 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1302 | 31 | 130 | 122 | 193 | 183 | 284 | 59 | 34 | 123 | 53 | 69 | 21 |