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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED DURING 1925.
| Disease. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2-3 | 3—4 | 4-5 | 5—10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | Total all ages | Cases admitted to Hosp. | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 91 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 221 | 196 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 118 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 246 | 232 | 12 | |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid & Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 10 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 91 | 27 | 114 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Total | 10 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 70 | 219 | 70 | 37 | 52 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 627 | 485 | 141 | |
| M | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 138 | 168 | 80 | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 17 | 11 | ... | 116 | 98 | 52 | |
| Total | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 109 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 254 | 266 | 132 | |
| (b) Non-Pulmonary | M | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 29 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 25 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 47 | 25 | |
* The five cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were visited and in one case theie was partial loss of vision in one eye.
Notification of Tuberculosis is not completely satisfactory inasmuch that cases are frequently un-notified until the disease is we'll advanced.
In cases where death occurs in a non-notified case the attention of the Medical Practitioner is drawn to the fact and the explanation is usually satisfactory.
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis deaths was 1 to 6.