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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Infectious Diseases
Table showing the number of notified cases of infectious diseases and their disposal.
| Disease | Notifications Received | Removed to Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 61 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 73 | 13 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 54 | — |
| Tuberculosis, Other forms | 11 | — |
| Pneumonia | 236 | 53 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 25 | 24 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis, Paralytic | 16 | 15 |
| Poliomyelitis, Non-paralytic | 5 | 5 |
| Acute Encephalitis, Infective | — | — |
| Acute Encephalitis, Post Infectious | — | — |
| Measles | 717 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 48 | 6 |
| Dysentery | 23 | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | 43 | — |
| Totals | 1,318 | 138 |
On consulting the records I find that the number of notifications
during the year 1955 is the lowest number since records became available,
except for a period during the war years when a large proportion of the
population was evacuated to the reception areas.