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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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17
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
17 cases of Small Pox, occurring in 5 families, were notified during the year with no deaths.
| Date | Address | Age Years | Probable source of infection | No. of contacts traced and kept under observation | Secondary Cases | State of vaccination of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In same house | Elsewhere | ||||||
| 1928 March | Telham Rd. | 34 | From visit to Middlesbrough | 14 | 3 | Nil | Not |
| „ | „ | 4½ | „ | ||||
| „ | „ | 61 | „ | ||||
| „ | „ | 22 | „ | ||||
| July | Telham Rd. | 16 | Unknown | 12 | 5 | 2 | Not |
| „ | „ | 14 | „ | ||||
| Aug. | „ | 12 | „ | ||||
| „ | „ | 10 | „ | ||||
| „ | „ | 18 | Recent | ||||
| „ | „ | 7 | Not | ||||
| „ | Telham Rd. | 24 | Contact with Telham Ed. cases | 12 | 1 | — | „ |
| Sept. | „ | 56 | Infancy | ||||
| Dec. | Cleves Rd. | 73 | Contact with 2 West Ham cases | 6 | 3 | — | Infancy |
| „ | „ | 31 | Recent | ||||
| „ | „ | 2½ | Recent | ||||
| „ | „ | 48 | About 20 years ago | ||||
| „ | Poulett Rid. | 23 | Contact with Poplar case | 17 | — | — | Recent |
Scarlet Fever.
The number of Scarlet Fever cases notified was 832, of which
325 were admitted to Hospital. Only 2 deaths occurred. Scarlet
Fever has changed in character during the past 20 years, from
being a disease of considerable severity to one of comparative
mildness, and this accounts for the increased number of cases.
A case is admitted to the Hospital, and upon enquiry into the
source of infection one often finds another member of the family
has had a mild attack, which had not been diagnosed.
No use has been made of the Schick and Dick tests in Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever.