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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 1937
[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 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| February | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| March | 1 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| April | — | 42 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
| May | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| June | 3 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 4 |
| July | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 8 |
| August September | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 11 |
| October | 14 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 48 | 12 |
| November | 124 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 14 |
| December | 115 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 11 |
| Totals | (671) 281 | (382) 223 | (234) 231 | (32) 103 | (180) 236 | (56) 84 |
The totals in brackets are those for the year 1936 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.