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 1930 | 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 | Uelupsing Fever | Continued Fever | Puerperal Pyrexia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Other Forms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 4 | 33 | 24 | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 11 | 35 | 17 | — | — | 38 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 18 | 33 | 18 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 12 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ 25 | 27 | 29 | — | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Feb. 1 | 27 | 18 | — | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 8 | 22 | 23 | — | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| „ 15 | 15 | 29 | — | 1 | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 22 | 13 | 32 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mar. 1 | 22 | 28 | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 8 | 13 | 27 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 15 | 20 | 21 | — | 2 | 28 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| „ 22 | 12 | 21 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 29 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| April 5 | 26 | 15 | — | — | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 12 | 9 | 16 | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 19 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 26 | 14 | 9 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| May 3 | 16 | 21 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 10 | 20 | 17 | 1 | — | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 17 | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 24 | 18 | 17 | — | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 31 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| June 7 | 19 | 14 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 14 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| „ 21 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| „ 28 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| July 5 | 8 | 19 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 12 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 19 | 22 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Aug. 2 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 14 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 9 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 16 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 23 | 15 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 30 | 9 | 11 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sept. 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 13 | 23 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 20 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 27 | 25 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct. 4 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 11 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 18 | 25 | 16 | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 25 | 11 | 19 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nov. 1 | 28 | 10 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| „ 8 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 15 | 26 | 17 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 29 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dec. 6 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ 13 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 11 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 20 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ 27 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 906 | 858 | 5 | 20 | 827 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 3 | 225 | 22 | 516 | 121 | 355 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 66 |