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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: Number inoculated in the various age groups:—

Number inoculated in the various age groups:—

Ages in years1234567891011121314 and over
No. inoculated14 V9222440322120251312672
10911127
247

Table: 2. Private Practitioners.In addition to the above, during the same period 21 children have been inoculated three times by Private Practitioners, and the ages at which inoculation was performed were as follows:—

2. Private Practitioners.

In addition to the above, during the same period 21 children have been inoculated three times by Private Practitioners, and the ages at which inoculation was performed were as follows:—

Ages in years1234567891011121314 and over
No. inoculated2—2244142————
1011—
21

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N.B.—In considering- the combined totals (1 and 2) it will be
noticed that 44.4 per cent, of the cases were in the age group 1-5
years, 45.5 per cent, in the age group 6-10 years, and 10.1 per cent,
in the group over 10 years.
3. The Schick test for susceptibility to diphtheria was performed
during the year in 225 completed cases, of which 222 proved
negative. In the other three cases, positive results were obtained.
One of these has since received two further inoculations and one,
one inoculation.
Enteric Fever.
Eight cases were notified during 1931, there were no deaths
and six of the patients received hospital treatment.
Erysipelas.
Of 54 cases notified, 22 received hospital treatment. There
were no deaths.
Puerperal Fever.
The cases numbered 4 and the deaths from this cause totalled
6. All the cases were treated in hospital. The reason for more
deaths than notifications is due to inward transferable deaths and
the death certificate indicating Sepsis, whereas the case was
notified as Pyrexia.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Six notifications were received, all of whom were treated in
hospital and there were no deaths assigned to this cause.