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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 1935
[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 1935, 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 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 771 | 735 | 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1057 | 795 | 6 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 48 | 27 | — |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal only notifiable) | 290 | 90 | 172* |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Acute Polio-Myelitis | 12 | 8 | — |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 126 | 45 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | 7 | - |
* Includes all forms.
The figures set out below show the number of deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Measles during the past nine years:—
| Year | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Measles. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 7 | 40 | 73 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 69 |
| 1929 | 6 | 39 | 114 | 22 |
| 1930 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 78 |
| 1931 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 3 |
| 1932 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 77 |
| 1933 | 6 | 54 | 47 | 1 |
| 1934 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 94 |
| 1935 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 5 |
| Totals | 58 | 312 | 370 | 355 |