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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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Number inoculated in the various age groups:—
| Ages in years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. inoculated | 147 | 123 | 102 | 107 | 87 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 566 | 154 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 767 | ||||||||||||||
N.B.—In considering the combined totals it will be noticed
that 73.79 per cent. of the cases are in the age group 1—5 years,
20.07 per cent. in the age group 6—10 years, and 6.12 per cent, in
the group over 10 years.
The Schick test for susceptibility to Diphtheria was performed
during the year in 932 of completed cases, of which 897 proved
negative. In 35 of the cases positive results were obtained and
further inoculations were carried out.
The total number of children completely immunized from 27/9/29 to 31/12/37 was 5,735, made up as follows:—
| Town Hall | 2925 |
| Maternity and Child Welfare | 2164 |
| Hospital | 350 |
| General Practitioners | 296 |
| Total | 5735 |
Enteric Fever.
Eleven cases of mild paratyphoid fever were notified in January
and February. Of these 5 were admitted to the Infectious Diseases
Hospital and, in addition, 5 cases were notified by general
hospitals after investigation. One was a home case. Later in the
year, 2 further cases were notified—one being admitted to the
Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Of those treated in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, final
examination confirmed the diagnosis as typhoid 1, paratyphoid 4.
All patients in this hospital recovered and were discharged with
negative bacteriological results.
Careful and thorough investigation of water, milk, and other
possible sources of infection proved negative. Similar cases were
reported at the time over a widespread area, and in districts