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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1949.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 151 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | 17 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pemphigus Neon. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary T. B. | 118 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 3 |
| T.B. Others | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 241 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 74 | 49 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 18 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enc. Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1031 | 42 | 127 | 170 | 162 | 151 | 362 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 316 | 22 | 51 | 65 | 40 | 46 | 89 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1944 | 73 | 183 | 254 | 228 | 224 | 591 | 34 | 28 | 100 | 52 | 117 | 60 |