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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Table showing the number of Infectious Diseases notified month by month for the past five years:—
1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 91 | 79 | 198 | 108 | 100 |
February | 85 | 70 | 157 | 91 | 85 |
March | 54 | 58 | 179 | 166 | 80 |
April | 48 | 49 | 166 | 70 | 79 |
May | 51 | 66 | 192 | 57 | 95 |
June | 43 | 66 | 2I0 | 68 | 99 |
July | 53 | 67 | 191 | 80 | 108 |
August | 59 | 65 | 110 | 79 | 98 |
September | 73 | 100 | 110 | 85 | 133 |
October | 99 | 149 | 135 | 84 | 132 |
November | 95 | 136 | 169 | 86 | 140 |
December | 85 | 167* | 136 | 95 | 107 |
836 | 1,068 | 1,953** | 1,069 | 1.256 |
* Including 29 Cases of Chicken Pox.
** Including 554 Cases of Chiken Pox.
From this Table it will be seen that there is an increase of
187 cases of Infectious Diseases notified.
The number of cases of all diseases notified for each Ward for five years was as follows:—
1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manor Park Ward | 165 | 267 | 514 | 186 | 221 |
Plashet Ward | 280 | 321 | 655 | 491 | 444 |
Central Ward | 280 | 400 | 658 | 352 | 478 |
Beckton& North Woolwich Ward | 111 | 80 | 126 | 40 | 113 |
836 | 1,068 | 1,983 | 1,069 | 1,256 |