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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 21
Admissions, Discharges, Etc., 1937—Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital.
| Disease. | Remaining at end of 1936 | Admitted during 1937 | Died during 1937 | Discharged during 1937 | Remaining at end of 1937 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diptheria | 11 | 138 | 5 | 118 | 26 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 336 | — | 317 | 33 |
| Diptheria & Scarlet Fever | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Angina Ludouica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Broncho-Pneumonia and Measles | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 7 | 4 | — | 11 | — |
| Chicken Pox & Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Chicken Pox & Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dental Abscess | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | 10 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Impetigo | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Laryngitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | — | 7 | — | 6 | 2 |
| Mumps | — | 10 | — | 8 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Rubella | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Stomatitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tonsillitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Vincent's Angina | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough and Pneumonia | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 38 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Observation Cases | — | 11 | — | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | 608 | 9 | 561 | 72 |