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West Ham 1936
[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 1936, 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 | 468 | 472 | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 666 | 494 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 44 | 33 | — |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal only notifiable) | 320 | 117 | 203* |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Acute Polio-Myelitis | 3 | 2 | — |
| Acute Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 145 | 48 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 3 | - |
* Includes all forms.
The number of deaths during the year from Whooping
Cough and Measles was as follows:—
Whooping Cough Measles
18 50
CANCER.
The Council has no definite agreement with any other
Authority, or any voluntary hospital, for the diagnosis and treatment
of Cancer.
At Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, which is an Institution
owned by the Council, there are facilities for surgical and
superficial X-Ray treatment. For a few cases Radium or Radon
is obtained by hire or purchase from outside sources; no Radium
is kept at the Institution. In general, cases requiring Radium
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