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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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a report made to me on the same day. The name of the laundry
is also ascertained, the proprietor is notified, and the sending of
clothes there is prohibited until the premises are free from
infection.
Disinfection of premises and articles which have been exposed
to infection is undertaken by the Sanitary Department.
Disinfectants in every case are supplied free of charge.
The Council also supply Anti-toxin gratuitously to all medical
practitioners for the treatment of cases in the Borough.
DISEASE NOTIFICATION 1921-1920.
| Disease. | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1355 | 502 | 170 | 215 | 221 | 350 |
| Diphtheria | 309 | 198 | 160 | 128 | 246 | 337 |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Erysipela | 57 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Polio Myelitis | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1749 | 752 | 380 | 415 | 537 | 750 | |
| Pneumonia | 85 | 92 | 54 | 79 | 91 | 70 |