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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Week Ending 1931 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Small Pox | Typhus Fever | Cerebro Spinal Fever | Acute Poliomyelitis | Acute Polio Encephalitis | Encephalitis Lethargica | Erysipelas | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Tuberculosis | Pneumonia | Malaria | Uysentery | Trench Fever | Relapsing Fever | Continued Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Other Forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. | 3 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 10 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| ,, | 17 | 14 | 10 | - | - | 15 | - | - | — | — | - | 3 | - | 17 | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 24 | 7 | 10 | — | 1 | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 31 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Feb. | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 15 | 2 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| ,, | 14 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 21 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 33 | - | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 22 | 5 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 28 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Mar. | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 14 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 33 | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| ,, | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 43 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| April | .4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| ,, | 11 | 7 | 4 *x | — | — | 29 | - | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 9 | — | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 18 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 26 | - | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| May | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| ,, | 9 | 8 | i | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 16 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 23 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 30 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| ,, | 13 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 20 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 27 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 11 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 9 | — | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Aug. | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 15 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 22 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| ,, | 29 | 19 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Sept | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | — | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| ,, | 19 | 24 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| ,, | 26 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Oct. | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 10 | 30 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| ,, | 17 | 27 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 24 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 31 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Nov | 7 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 14 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | — | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 21 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ,, | 28 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | 15 | - | - | — | - | - | 2 |
| Dec. | 5 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, | 12 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | 1 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 19 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, | 26 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan. | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | - | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | 664 | 363 | 10 | 14 | 786 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 197 | 28 | 460 | 106 | 580 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 64 | |