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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
West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Week Ending. 1926 | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Small Pox. | Typhus Fever. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Acute Poliomyelitis. | Acute Polio Encephalitis | Encephalitis Letbargica. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Tuberculosis. | Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Trench Fever. | Relapsing Fever | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | ||
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| Respiratory. | Other Forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 11 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ,, | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 23 | 17 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 30 | 19 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 17 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Feb. | 6 | 16 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 13 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 20 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 27 | 20 | 25 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 12 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar. | 6 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 18 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 20 | 18 | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 27 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 20 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| April | 3 | 15 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ,, | 10 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 17 | 24 | 15 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 17 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, | 24 | 27 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| May | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 8 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 15 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 22 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 21 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 29 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| June | 5 | 12 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 12 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 25 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 19 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 26 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| July | 3 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 10 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 17 | 37 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | —- | — | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ,, | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug. | 7 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | —— | — |
| ,, | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 21 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 28 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sept. | 4 | 30 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 20 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ,, | 18 | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | - | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 25 | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct. | 2 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| ,, | 9 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| ,, | 16 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | - | 14 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, | 23 | 54 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ,, | 80 | 53 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nov. | 6 | 51 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| ,, | 13 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 |
| ,, | 20 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| ,, | 27 | 40 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dec. | 4 | 22 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| ,, | 11 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| ,, | 18 | 37 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| ,, | 25 | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 58 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1927 | 27 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Jan. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,311 | 698 | 18 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 213 | 30 | 635 | 136 | 530 | 5 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |