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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 7.
BOROUGH OF LEYTON. SCARLET FEVER. ANALYSIS OF CONTACT ATTACK RATES OF HOSPITAL-TREATED AND
HOME-TREATED CASES (1932-1937).
| Hospital Treated. | Home Treated. | Date of Onset of Attack. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital-treated. | Home-treated. | |||||||
| 1-7 day. | 8-36 day. | Total. | 1-7 day. | 8-36 day. | Total. | |||
| 1. Cases | 1,786 | 956 | ||||||
| 2. Contacts. | ||||||||
| (a) Under School age | 765 | 202 | ||||||
| (b) School age | 2,017 | 558 | ||||||
| (c) Over School age | 5,686 | 2,814 | ||||||
| All ages | 8,468 | 3,574 | ||||||
| 3. Contacts Attacked. | ||||||||
| (a) Under School age | 55 | 14 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| (b) School age | 55 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| (c) Over School age | 33 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| All ages | 143 | 67 | 81 | 62 | 143 | 30 | 37 | 67 |
| 4. Percentage of Contacts Attacked. | ||||||||
| (a) Under School Age | 7.19 | 6.93 | 4.58 | 2.61 | 7.19 | 2.97 | 3.96 | 6.93 |
| (b) School age | 2.72 | 6 45 | 1 53 | 1 19 | 2 72 | 3.22 | 3.22 | 6.45 |
| (c) Over School age | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.60 |
| All ages | 1.68 | 1.87 | 0.95 | 0.73 | 1.68 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 1.87 |