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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TOTAL CASKS NOTIFIED DURING 1929.
| Disease. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | S-10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 an d over | Total all ages | Cases admitted to Hosp. | Total Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | 25 | 25 | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 9 | 29 | 34 | 53 | 344 | 143 | 57 | 67 | 6 | 1 | ... | 743 | 328 | 3 | ||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 44 | 260 | 105 | 29 | 32 | 12 | ... | ... | 578 | 551 | 42 | ||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid & Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 8 | 5 | ||
| ,, Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 6 | ... | ||
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Anterior Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| Malaria (induced in Institution) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| *Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 102 | 44 | 145 | ||
| Total | 9 | 25 | 67 | 87 | 100 | 613 | 251 | 105 | 163 | 50 | 45 | 13 | 1528 | 981 | 207 | ||
| Tuberculosis:— | |||||||||||||||||
| (a) Pulmonary | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 126 | 154 | 75 | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 109 | 49 | ||
| Total | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 91 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 211 | 263 | 124 | ||
| M | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 23 | 17 | 2 | ||
| ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 25 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ... | 48 | 34 | 5 | ||
* The three 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.