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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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| year | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Typhoid Fever. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions. | Deaths | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. | |
| 1896 | 170 | 8 | 114 | 23 | .. | .. |
| 1897 | 188 | 6 | 163 | 21 | .. | .. |
| 1898 | 206 | 4 | 249 | 42 | . . | .. |
| 1899 | 192 | 2 | 309 | 49 | .. | .. |
| 1900 | 177 | 4 | 269 | 36 | .. | .. |
| 1901 | 203 | 16 | 310 | 66 | 47 | 4 |
| 1902 | 257 | 12 | 431 | 72 | 138 | 30 |
| 1903 | 370 | 10 | 334 | 48 | 84 | 17 |
| 1904 | 679 | 29 | 351 | 31 | 95 | 15 |
| 1905 | 747 | 18 | 438 | 53 | 62 | 14 |
| 1906 | 806 | 18 | 421 | 70 | 127 | 18 |
| 1907 | 667 | 29 | 422 | 82 | 68 | 12 |
| 1908 | 665 | 26 | 373 | 47 | 73 | 12 |
| 1909 | 990 | 32 | 337 | 35 | 34 | 5 |
| 1910 | 655 | 17 | 260 | 45 | 71 | 14 |
| 1911 | 491 | 13 | 295 | 52 | 79 | 15 |
| 1912 | 562 | 17 | 291 | 35 | 49 | 10 |
| 1913 | 782 | 13 | 338 | 24 | 42 | 6 |
| 1914 | 699 | 10 | 380 | 43 | 36 | 7 |
| 1915 | 575 | 8 | 403 | 60 | 40 | 11 |
| 1916 | 310 | 7 | 533 | 64 | 23 | 2 |
| 1917 | 304 | 8 | 559 | 67 | 27 | 4 |
| 1918 | 213 | 4 | 464 | 70 | 25 | 0 |
| 1919 | 373 | 3 | 601 | 57 | 15 | 2 |
| 1920 | 748 | 6 | 769 | 62 | 14 | 3 |
| 1921 | 1,119 | 10 | 560 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| 1922 | 592 | 8 | 611 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| 1923 | 412 | 7 | 671 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 1924 | 317 | 4 | 713 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 1925 | 412 | 4 | 719 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 1926 | 899 | 6 | 647 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
On 1st January, 1926, 214 cases were resident in the
Hospital, and 1,872 were admitted during the year, making a
total of 2,086 cases under treatment. Of these 1,794 were
discharged recovered, 56 died, and 236 remained under treatment
at the end of the year.
The following Table shows the admissions and deaths for
each month of the year;—