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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Infectious Diseases
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Table showing the number of nofc'fied cases of infectious diseases and their disposal.
| Disease | Notifications Received | Removed to Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 48 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 277 | 56 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 78 | 33 |
| Tuberculosis, Other forms | 13 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 484 | 114 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 44 | 38 |
| Meningococcal infection | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 4 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | 4 | 4 |
| Acute Encephalitis, Infective | ... | ... |
| Acute Encephalitis, Post Infectious | ... | ... |
| Measles | 920 | 30 |
| Whooping Cough | 565 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 35 | 22 |
| Food Poisoning | 26 | 5 |
| 2,499 | 328 |