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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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297 records of sending for medical help were sent in. For the Mother :—
| Ruptured Perineum. | Prolonged Labour. | Malpresentations. | Retained Placenta and Membranes. | Fits. | A. P. H. | P. P. H. | Rise of Temperature. | Inflammation of Breasts. | Puerperal Fever | Other Causes. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | s | l | 19 | |
| For the Infant :— | |||||||||||
| Dangerous Feebleness. | Deformities. | Dis. from Eyes. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Injuries. | Artificial Feeding. | Deaths. | Chief Causes. | ||||
| 42 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1,281 cases of Infectious Disease were notified during the
year.
Small Pox.
Ten cases of this disease occurred, with 3 deaths.
Scarlet Fever.
718 cases of this disease were notified during the year as
against 530 in 1919.
One death occurred from the disease.
365 cases were removed to the Isolation Hospital.
Diphtheria.
426 cases of this disease were notified with 18 deaths.
451 cases were notified in 1919 with 29 deaths.
380 cases were removed to the' Isolation Hospital.
Enteric Fever.
Ten cases of Enteric (Typhoid) Fever were notified, with
4 deaths,