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Leyton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 12.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1946.
| DISEASE. | Total. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Removed to Hospitals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 38 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Erysipelas | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 201 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 23 | ... | 7 | 84 |
| Pemphigus Neon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 91 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ... |
| T.B. Others | 17 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 141 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 76 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enc. Lethargiea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 26 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 23 |
| Measles | 439 | 58 | 156 | 37 | 37 | 80 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| Whooping Cough... | 155 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 27 |
| Malaria | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Total | 1,168 | 129 | 234 | 96 | 123 | 232 | 120 | 42 | 67 | 52 | 23 | 302 |