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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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1951.
DISEASE. | Total. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leyton-etone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead Slip. | Removed to Hospitals. |
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Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Erysipelas | 52 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
Scarlet Fever | 166 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
Pemphigus Neon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 100 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
Tuberculosis other forms | 14 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 |
Pneumonia | 372 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 80 | 126 | 71 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 119 |
Ophthalmia Neon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Paratyphoid Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 16 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15 |
Meningococcal Infection | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Poliomyelitis Paralytic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Acute Encephalitis Infective | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Aoute Encephalitis post infectious | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 1540 | 134 | 282 | 158 | 150 | 134 | 165 | 77 | 128 | 163 | 149 | 29 |
Whooping Cough | 593 | 36 | 85 | 40 | 41 | 178 | 86 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 46 | 12 |
Dysentery | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Food Poisoning | 57 | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
Totals | 2973 | 206 | 448 | 243 | 324 | 536 | 377 | 154 | 220 | 225 | 240 | 300 |