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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 1930
[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 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 |
| February | 171 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 34 |
| March | 320 | 12 | 77 | 46 | 32 | 25 |
| April | 63 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 16 | 20 |
| May | 31 | 4 | 27 | 48 | 26 | 24 |
| June | — | 2 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 15 |
| July | 2 | — | - | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| August | - | - | - | - | 10 | 16 |
| September | - | — | — | — | - | _ |
| October | — | 19 | - | 1 | 22 | 39 |
| November | — | 56 | — | 16 | 31 | 20 |
| December | 1 | 50 | — | — | 25 | 12 |
| Totals | (262) 625 | (132) 173 | (139) 161 | (80) 204 | (377) 250 | (298) 271 |
The totals in brackets are those for the year 1929 and are inserted for comparison.