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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 11.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1945.
| DISEASE. | At At.l Aqes | 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 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 312 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 152 | 54 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Pemphigus Neon. | 1 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 111 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 21 | 19 | |
| T.B. Others | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neon. | I | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 26 | 3 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Measles | 797 | 35 | 81 | 88 | 99 | 98 | 369 | 20 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 99 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Malaria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1,473 | 60 | 118 | 115 | 139 | 150 | 564 | 94 | 40 | 92 | 48 | 37 | 16 |