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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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TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED DURING 1926.
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 153 | 54 | 14 | 28 | 3 | ... | ... | 350 | 307 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 176 | 53 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ... | 1 | 337 | 330 | 21 | |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid & Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| „ Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| *Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 70 | 28 | 111 | |
| Total | 17 | 27 | 37 | 40 | 68 | 343 | 108 | 36 | 79 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 823 | 694 | 144 | |
| Tuberculosis:— | ||||||||||||||||
| (a) Pulmonary | M | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 111 | 164 | 56 |
| F | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 12 | 15 | ... | 126 | 135 | 63 | |
| Total | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 106 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 237 | 299 | 119 | |
| (6) Non-Pulmonary | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 28 | 30 | 8 | |
| F | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 22 | 23 | 14 | |
| Total | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ... | 50 | 53 | 22 | |
* The eight cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were visited and treated with no impairment of vision.
Notification of Tuberculosis is not completely satisfactory inasmuch that cases are frequently un-notified until the disease is well 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.