Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 12.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAH 1945.
| DISEASE. | Total. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead Slip. | Removed to Hospitals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 43 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 312 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 29 | 83 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ii | 7 | 140 |
| Pemphigus Neon. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 111 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | ... |
| T.B. Others | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 26 | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| Measles | 797 | 31 | 135 | 61 | 110 | 140 | 79 | 53 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 26 |
| Whooping Cough | 99 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 6 | ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Malaria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 1,473 | 80 | 266 | 110 | 191 | 281 | 142 | 95 | 131 | 101 | 76 | 265 |