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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Week Ending 1928 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Small Pox | Typhus Fever | Cerebral Spinal Fever | Acute Poliomyelitis | Acute Polio Encephalitis | Encephalitis Lethargic | Erysipelas | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Tuberculosis | Pneumonia | Malaria | Dysentery | Trench Fever | Relapsing Fever | Continued Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Other Forms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 7 | 31 | 33 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 14 | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 21 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 18 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| .. 28 | 29 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 12 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Feb. 4 | 25 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| M 11 | 34 | 34 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | —— | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 18 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 25 | 34 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mar. 3 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 28 | 1 | — | — | —— | — | 1. |
| „ 10 | 23 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | —_ | 10 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 17 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| .. 24 | 31 | 24 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | 17 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| April 7 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 0 f 14 | 16 | 19 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ,, 21 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | 16 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | — |
| „ 28 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | —— | 3 | — | 5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| May 0 | 12 | 19 | — | —_ | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | —_ | 10 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| .. 12 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| .. 19 | 26 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 26 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| June 2 | 20 | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| »» 9 | 20 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| .. 16 | 16 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 23 | 32 | 14 | — | —_ | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| July 7 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 14 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| .. 21 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 28 | 25 | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug. 4 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 18 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 25 | 22 | 10 | — | 1 | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Sept. 1 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 8 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 3 |
| 15 | 32 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| „ 29 | 40 | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Oct. 6 | 41 | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| „ 13 | 48 | 15 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| „ 20 | 54 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | —_ | 13 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| .. 27 | 48 | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Nov. 3 | 51 | 14 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 61 | 15 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| .. 17 | 45 | 29 | — | —_ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | —_ | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 24 | 52 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dec. 1 | 40 | 21 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 8 | 49 | 22 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „15 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 22 | 33 | 20 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,513 | 1049 | 20 | 27 | 64 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 34 | 534 | 119 | 589 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 94 |