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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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I able II. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1917, including Cases which OCCURRED in West Ham Union, Infirmary, &c., but NOT those Imported.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in cach Locality— Wards. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 1 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera (C) Plague (P) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 145 | 2 | 39 | 86 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | 12 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 80 |
| "Erysipelas | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 190 | ... | 38 | 135 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 25 | 69 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 100 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Relapsing Fever (R) Continued Fever (C) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| §Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| llPulmonary Tuberculosis | 227 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 109 | 33 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 76 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 72 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Measles.. | 2015 | 72 | 717 | 1116 | 82 | 28 | ... | ... | 99 | 339 | 447 | 324 | 158 | 130 | 207 | 145 | 171 | 30 |
| „ (German) | 189 | 8 | 33 | 104 | 31 | 13 | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 17 | |
| Totals | 2903 | 108 | 850 | 1491 201 | 192 | 52 | 6 | 172 | 449 | 660 | 432 | 224 | 212 | 310 | 210 | 233 | 330 | |
One case occurred in Bethnal Green Schools.
One case occurred in West Ham Workhouse.
One case proved not to be Scarlet Fever.
P.M. proved in one case to be Tubercular Meningitis.
One case removed from Bethnal Green Schools. One case admitted from Home of Good Shepherd. Three cases age not known. One case Ward not known
One case occurred in West Ham Workhouse.