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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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The following Table shows the admissions and deaths for each month of the year:—
| 1928 | Admissions. | Deaths | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Pneumonia | Erysipelas. | Chicken-pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Other Diseases. | Total. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Pneumonia | Erysipelas. | Chicken-pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Other Diseases | Total | |
| January | 42 | 63 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| February | 67 | 100 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 179 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| March | 95 | 125 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 269 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| April | 30 | 39 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 80 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| May | 55 | 72 | ... | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 157 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| June | 83 | 72 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 175 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| July | 67 | 61 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 141 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| August | 82 | 64 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 164 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| September | 74 | 50 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 138 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| October | 153 | 104 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 24 | 289 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
| November | 83 | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 158 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| December | 85 | 85 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 184 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 916 | 901 | 7 | 60 | 16 | 17 | ... | 3 | 13 | 119 | 2,052 | 3 | 29 | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 58 |