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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 1935
[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 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 15 |
| February | - | 16 | 1 | 91 | 22 | 15 |
| March | 1 | 3 | - | 129 | 11 | 13 |
| April | - | 9 | - | 119 | 13 | 7 |
| May | 46 | 15 | 3 | 204 | 12 | 15 |
| June | 91 | 9 | 1 | 101 | 17 | 5 |
| July | 2 | - | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 |
| August | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| September | ||||||
| October | 99 | — | 5 | 8 | 24 | 19 |
| November | 30 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| December | 191 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 17 |
| Totals | (629) 464 | (228) 119 | (114) 77 | (23) 737 | (604) 187 | (225) 148 |
The totals in brackets are those for the year 1934 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.