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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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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 | 52 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 41 |
| February | 255 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 48 |
| March | 164 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 34 | 49 |
| April | 189 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 37 | 35 |
| May | 67 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 58 | 34 |
| June | 1 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 23 |
| July | 6 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 47 | 36 |
| August | — | — | — | — | 23 | 27 |
| September | — | 2 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 39 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 76 | 38 |
| November | — | 6 | 19 | 7 | 56 | 35 |
| December | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 21 |
| Totals | 737 | 185 | 296 | 50 | 565 | 426 |