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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis). The following table shows the number of cases of notifiable diseases during the year 1933, together with the number removed to hospitals and the total number of deaths from each disease.
| Diseases. | Cases Notified. | Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 20 | 20 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 515 | 498 | 54 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1356 | 1034 | 6 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 521 | 240 | 240* |
| (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal only notifiable) Cerebro Spinal Fever | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Acute Polio Myelitis | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Acute Polio Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 198 | 78 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | 6 | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 26 | 20 | ... |
* Includes all forms.
Table indicating deaths during the past eight years from:—
| Year | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Measles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 7 | 20 | 78 |
| 1927 | 7 | 73 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 | 26 | 69 |
| 1929 | 6 | 114 | 22 |
| 1930 | 4 | 19 | 78 |
| 1931 | 5 | 35 | 3 |
| 1932 | 3 | 29 | 77 |
| 1933 | 6 | 47 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever (Return Cases).
Cases occurring within the margin of one month from the
discharge of a case from Hospital to the same house were regarded
as "Return Cases." Of 1,034 admitted to Hospital, 38, or 3.6,
were associated with recurrent infections in this way (see also
report of Medical Superintendent of Plaistow Fever Hospital,
pages 110—122).
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