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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 1934
[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 | 236 | 49 | 16 | — | 41 | 18 |
| February | 187 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| March | 77 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 13 |
| April | 37 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 14 |
| May | 25 | 3 | 8 | — | 46 | 14 |
| June | 47 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 48 | 18 |
| July | 6 | — | 18 | — | 52 | 36 |
| August | 5 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 41 |
| September | ||||||
| October | 4 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 23 |
| November | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 27 |
| December | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 16 |
| Totai.s | (302) 629 | (256) 228 | (243) 114 | (69) 23 | (450) 604 | (109) 225 |
The totals in brackets are those for the year 193JJ 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.