Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Summary of Notifications.
| Week Ending 1929 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever | Small Pox | Typhus Fever | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | Acute Poliomyelitis | Acute Polio Encephalitis | Encephalitis Lethargica | Erysipelas | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Tuberculosis | Pneumonia | Malaria | Dysentery | Trench Fever | Relapsing Fever | Continued Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Other Forms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 5 | 34 | 25 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| „ 12 | 19 | 14 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 19 | 26 | 24 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 26 | 22 | 15 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb. 2 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 9 | 29 | 11 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 16 | 23 | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 23 | 12 | 19 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Mar. 2 | 16 | 19 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 9 | 34 | 11 | — | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 16 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 39 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 23 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 30 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 19 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| April 6 | 27 | 12 | 1 | — | 40 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 13 | 15 | 21 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 20 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 27 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| May 4 | 36 | 14 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 11 | 22 | 12 | 1 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 18 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 25 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 13 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| June 1 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 8 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 19 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 15 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 22 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| „ 29 | 23 | 7 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| July 6 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 13 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 20 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ 27 | 18 | 15 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 3 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 10 | 15 | 11 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ 17 | 17 | 11 | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 24 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 31 | 25 | 17 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sept. 7 | 25 | 17 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 14 | 26 | 30 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 21 | 38 | 11 | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 28 | 45 | 15 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Oct. 5 | 57 | 18 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 12 | 47 | 19 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 19 | 61 | 31 | 1 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 26 | 56 | 37 | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nov. 2 | 57 | 18 | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 9 | 64 | 17 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 16 | 46 | 25 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 23 | 46 | 13 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 30 | 32 | 15 | — | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 15 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 7 | 36 | 18 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 14 | 38 | 14 | — | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 13 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 21 | 35 | 21 | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 28 | 24 | 21 | 1 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,456 | 816 | 12 | 16 | 1,277 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 188 | 31 | 510 | 95 | 611 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 64 |