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East Ham 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table of the ChiefInfectious Diseases, Showing the Monthly Incidence in Children of School Age.

MonthMeaslesChicken PoxWhooping CoughMumpsScarlet FeverDiphtheria
January35574711
February110305
March116582248
April2601215309
May634846202620
June538480175713
July
August371254711
September
October5527517410
November5411526614
December687-498
Totals(774) 302(239) 256(188) 243(141) 69(471) 450(95) 109

The totals in brackets are those for the year 1932 and are inserted for comparison.
The return of cases of non-notifiable infectious diseases is not sufficiently accurate to indicate the prevalence of these illnesses amongst
school children.