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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 10.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1947.
| 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 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 221 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 125 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Pemphigus Neon. | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 89 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 12 | 41 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| T.B. Others | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 192 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 43 | 40 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 13 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 698 | 43 | 77 | 80 | 97 | 137 | 254 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 178 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1486 | 104 | 115 | 129 | 153 | 185 | 450 | 47 | 27 | 93 | 51 | 78 | 54 |