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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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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 | 183 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 17 |
| February | 963 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 9 | 25 |
| March | 522 | 46 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| April | 47 | 3 | — | 11 | 21 | 20 |
| May | 25 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 19 |
| June | 10 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 19 | 10 |
| July | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| August | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| September | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| October | — | 31 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| November | 4 | 74 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 26 |
| December | 12 | 23 | — | — | 20 | 15 |
| Totals | 1770 | 282 | 148 | 217 | 190 | 222 |