London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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which involved 5 patients. One scarlet fever patient contracted
faucial diphtheria and 7 contracted nasal diphtheria. Two other
scarlet fever patients contracted rubella, 6 diphtheria patients
contracted chickenpox, and 4 contracted scarlet fever. One other
diphtheria patient contracted measles.
| Number of patients tested | 641 |
| Number which proved positive | 396 |
| Rate per cent. of positives | 61.78 |
| Number immunised | 355 |
| Number of cases in which permission for immunisation was refused | 12 |
| Rate per cent, of cases tested for whom permission for immunisation was refused | 1.87 |
| Number of patients tested | 355 |
| Number which proved positive | 218 |
| Rate per cent, of positives | 61.41 |
| Number immunised (4 weekly doses of Dick Toxin) | 185 |
| Number of cases in which permission for immunisation was refused | 7 |
| Rate per cent, of cases tested for whom permission for immunisation was refused | 1.97 |
The following is a record of cases suspected to be suffering from infectious disease which were brought direct to the Hospital for diagnosis :—
| Number sent by medical practitioners | 189 |
| Number of these admitted | 103 |
| (Diphtheria 52, Scarlet Fever 27, Other diseases 24) Number brought by relatives | 318 |
| Number of these admitted | 70 |
| (Diphtheria 28, Scarlet fever 26, Other diseases 16) |