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West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Disinfection.
The following return sets out the diseases for which disinfection took place during 1926: —
| Disease. | North. | South. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 533 | 731 | 1264 |
| Diphtheria | 389 | 469 | 858 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| Pueperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phthisis | 308 | 296 | 604 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poleomyelitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia and Measles | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Cancer | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Schools (Classrooms) | 131 | 185 | 316 |
| General Infection | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| Disinfestation | 101 | 32 | 133 |
| Total | 3,317 | ||
Plaistow Hospita.
Annual Report for 1926.
The total number of cases treated in the Hospital during
1926 showed an increase of 431 over the number treated in
the previous year. This increase was due mainly to a rise in
the prevalence of scarlet fever which occurred during the
autumn. The year also showed an increase in the total number
of deaths, which were 56 as compared with 49 in 1925.
There was a severe epidemic of measles in the district at
the beginning of the year, and as many as possible of the
complicated cases were admitted. The increase in the total
deaths during the year was mainly due to this disease.
Though the cases of scarlet fever were more than double the