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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 1927
[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 | 18 | 2s | 10 | 21 | 14 | 15 |
| February | 36 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 |
| March | 38 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 18 |
| April | 22 | 53 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 18 |
| May | 72 | 67 | 8 | 32 | 56 | 14 |
| June | 35 | 63 | 23 | 107 | 54 | 13 |
| July | 4 | 37 | — | 11 | 47 | 26 |
| August | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 42 | 19 |
| September | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 48 | 34 |
| October | 7 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 8.'! | 51 |
| November | 14 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 74 | 39 |
| December | 11 | 66 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 41 |
| Totals | 261 | 429 | 62 | 268 | 526 | 301 |