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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 6.
| Notifications | England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs & Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census | London Adm. County | East Ham | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 2.21 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 8.42 | |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 8.10 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.33 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Including Polioencephalitis Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.06 | |
| Non-Paralyt1c | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.04 | |