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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 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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almost directly with the great centres of the population. At the same
time the maps do show an excessive incidence of the disease in the
northern half of the Borough, a fact borne out by the actual figures
given in the two following tables, wherein are shown, (a) the notified
cases, (b) the deaths —both distributed to their respective Wards—and,
(c) rates of attack and mortality therefrom based upon estimated
populations ;—
Table VI.
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| Month. | Stratford. | Forkst Gate. | Plaistow. | Canning Town. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 3'ears. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years | Over 15 years- | |
| Jan. | l | 4 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 9 |
| Feb. | l | 5 | — | 2 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
| March | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2' |
| April | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| May | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| June | 4 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — |
| July | 7 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Aug. | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| Sept. | 1 | 15 | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 23 | 108 | 14 | 37 | 200 | 30 | 46 | 227 | 56 | 30 | 129 | 30 | |