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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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T able 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 | 185 | 29 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| February | 198 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| March | 361 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| April | 90 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| May | 7 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| June | 3 | 60 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 |
| July | ||||||
| August | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 3 |
| September | ||||||
| October | — | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 8 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 28 | — | 17 | 8 |
| December | — | — | 21 | — | 14 | 9 |
| Totals | (281) 851 | (223) 242 | (231) 155 | (103) 50 | (236) 166 | (84) 83 |
The totals in brackets are those for the year 1937 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, although ascertainment has improved during the past year.