[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton].

  • Leyton (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1953?]
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    55 Deaths Week Ended (1953) Influenza Pneumonia 160 Great Towns Ley ton (Cases Notified) Deaths 160 Great Towns Ley ton 160 Great Towns Ley ton Jan. 3rd 29 ... 846 15 510 7 Jan. 10th 51 2 685 18 490 10 Jan. 17th 72 ... 776 18 491 7 Jan. 24th 132 3 688 25 548 5 Jan. 31st 313 2 1,171 35 654 14 Feb. 7th 446 5 1,394 22 667 21 Feb. 14th 530 ... 1,443 37 802 21 Feb. 21st 521 3 1,173 12 772 16 TOTAL 2,094 15 8,174 182 4,934 101 These figures show the progressive increase in deaths from influenza, and in notifications and deaths from pneumonia from 28th December, 1952 until 14th February, 1953; and the welcome decrease in all columns during the week ended 21st February— the last week for which figures are available. From 1st January to 21st February there were 2,065 deaths from influenza in the Great Towns, compared with a figure of 266 for the same period of last year, and with 6,810 for the corresponding period of 1951, when a virulent epidemic of influenza was raging. Deaths from pneumonia in the same period total 4,424 this year, compared with 2,336 last year, and 5,604 in 1951. Although the figures fail to show the rapidity of the spread of influenza that took place, they confirm the clinical reports that the outbreak is not of the severe form of the epidemic that swept the country two years ago. In the epidemic, recovery from the acute symptoms has been usual after two or three days. In many patients the respiratory symptoms have been followed by gastro intestinal disturbance, and laboratory evidence confirms that the cases have been due to Virus A—Prime. On 27th January the Emergency Bed Service issued a Red Warning to hospitals. This warning is given when it is found