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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 11.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1946.
| 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 | 38 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 201 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 96 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Pemphigus Neon. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 1 |
| T.B. Others | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 141 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 21 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery... | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Measles | 439 | 10 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 146 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WhoopingCough... | 155 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1,168 | 48 | 104 | 123 | 120 | 116 | 325 | 62 | 19 | 100 | 55 | 65 | 31 |