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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table of the C hief I nfectious Diseases , S howing the Monthly Incidence in Children of S chool Age.
| Month | Measles | Chicken Pox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 46 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| February | 3 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| March | 5 | 72 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| April | — | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 8 |
| May | — | 19 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| June | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| July | — | 25 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| August | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| September | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| October | 1 | — | 25 | — | 14 | 12 |
| November | 4 | 80 | 32 | 75 | 39 | 10 |
| December | 154 | 18 | 15 | 97 | 14 | 4 |
| Totals | (625) 170 | (173) 344 | (161) 168 | (204) 194 | (250) 140 | (271) 89 |
143
The totals in brackets are those for the year 1930 and are inserted for comparison.