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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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Table of the Chief Infectious Diseases, Showing the Monthly Incidence in Children of School Age.
| Month | Measles | Chicken Pox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 126 | 36 | 11 | 9 | |
| February | - | 13 | 39 | 73 | 9 | 2 |
| March | 7 | 19 | 24 | 155 | 7 | 11 |
| April | 48 | 5 | 19 | 79 | 12 | 8 |
| May | 44 | 75 | 29 | 90 | 5 | 6 |
| June | 12 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 21 |
| July | 42 | 35 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 23 |
| August | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| September | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| October | 21 | 79 | 10 | 12 | 17 | |
| November | 25 | 69 | — | — | 21 | 19 |
| December | 40 | 69 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 19 |
| Totals | 272 | 444 | 282 | 574 | 125 | 149 |