London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Diskask. | Cases notified in whole district. | Ward Distribution of Cases. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages—years. | Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Wood-grange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Great-field. | South. | ||||||||||||
| At all ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and Up | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 289 | - | 90 | 140 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | — | 34 | 72 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 48 | 179 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 24 | — | — | — | -_ | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 88 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 74 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 13 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — % | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Measles | 1,098 | 42 | 639 | 401 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 137 | 102 | 151 | 100 | 173 | 77 | 40 | 47 | 94 | 117 | 38 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 498 | 52 | 282 | 158 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 59 | 107 | 30 | 29 | 57 | 11 | 35 | 97 | 25 | 48 | 16 | — | |