Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Zymotic Death-Rate.—
Totals. 1896. | Totals. 1897. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCARLET FEVER | 4 | 9 | under 5 years | 4 | 9 |
5 | over 5 „ | 5 | |||
DIPHTHERIA (including Croup) | 15 | 27 | under 5 „ | 23 | 31 |
12 | over 5 „ | 8 | |||
TYPHOID FEVER | 1 | 8 | under 5 „ | 1 | 8 |
7 | over 5 „ | 7 | |||
MEASLES | 25 | 28 | under 5 „ | 20 | 26 |
3 | over 5 „ | 6 | |||
DIARRHŒA | 35 | 37 | under 5 „ | 65 | 1 |
2 | over 5 „ | 6 | |||
WHOOPING COUGH | nil | 23 | under 5 „ | 14 | 4 |
SMALL POX | — | nil | |||
Total from the 7 principal Zymotic Diseases | 132 | 159 |
The following figures show the increase, or otherwise, of deaths from Zymotic Diseases :—
1895 | 1896 | 1897 | |
---|---|---|---|
SCARLET FEVER | 8 | 9 | 9 |
DIPHTHERIA (including Croup) | 48 | 27 | 31 |
TYPHOID FEVER | 7 | 8 | 8 |
SMALL POX | nil | nil | nil |
MEASLES | 5 | 28 | 26 |
DIABRHCEA | 44 | 37 | 71 |
WHOOPING COUG | 1 | 23 | 14 |
Totals | 113 | 132 | 159 |
Under the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, there were 729 cases reported :—
Totals. | |||
---|---|---|---|
SCARLET FEVER | over 5 years | 290 | 434 |
„ | under 5 „ | 144 | |
DIPHTHERIA | over 5 „ | 106 | 172 |
„ | under 5 „ | 66 | |
TYPHOID FEVER | over 5 „ | 45 | 50 |
„ | under 5 „ | 5- | |
ERYSIPELAS | over 5 „ | 52 | 62 |
„ | under 5 „ | 10 | |
PUERPERAL FEVER | 8 | 8 | |
CROUP | over 5 „ | 1 | 3 |
under 5 „ | |||
Total | 729 |