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Leyton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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39
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.
136 cases of measles were notified during the year.
WHOOPING COUGH.
198 cases of whooping cough were notified during the year.
SCARLET FEVER.
Year.
Cases Notified.
Deaths.
Case Fatality
per cent.
1940
87
0
0.00
1941
64
1
1.56
1942
318
0
0.00
1943
386
0
0.00
1944
110
0
0.00
DIPHTHERIA.
Year.
Cases Notified.
Deaths.
Case Fatality
per cent.
1940
55
0
0.00
1941
44
1
2.27
1942
39
0
0.00
1943
28
1
3.57
1944
24
1
4.16
ARTIFICIAL IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
Immunisation by Private Medical Practitioners.
Number of private medical practitioners who applied
for supplies of toxoid-antitoxin 13
Number of children immunised 44