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]
This page requires JavaScript
Table 1.
Weekly and quarterly notifications of infectious diseases.
Week | Smallpox | Scarlet fever | Diphtheria | Enteric fevers | Puerperal fever | Puerperal pyrexia | Acute pneumonia | Erysipelas | Cerebrospinal fever | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Poliomycl. & polioenceph | Encephalitis lethararica | Dysentery | Tuberculosis | Measles (1) | Whooping cough (2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Other | ||||||||||||||||
l | - | 17 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | 6 | 2 | ||
2 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
3 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | ||
4 | — | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | ||
5 | — | 14 | V | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
6 | - | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
7 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
8 | — | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
9 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
10 | — | 17 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
11 | — | 26 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||
12 | — | 19 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
13 | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
1st qr. | — | 180 | 96 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 167 | 43 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 80 | 23 | ||
14 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | ||
15 | — | 17 | 6 | — | - | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
16 | — | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
17 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
18 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
19 | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
20 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
21 | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
— | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
23 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
24 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | ||
25 | — | 24 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
26 | — | 25 | 12 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | ||
2nd qr. | — | 177 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 72 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - | 1 | 92 | 28 | ||
27 | - | 26 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
28 | — | 26 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | ||
29 | — | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
30 | — | 30 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | ||
31 | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
32 | — | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
33 | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
34 | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
35 | — | 32 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
36 | — | 33 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | ||
37 | - | 42 | 19 | 1 | — | - | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | ||
38 | — | 39 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
39 | — | 48 | 19 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | ||
3rd qr. | — | 358 | 157 | 3 | — | 22 | 44 | 38 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 65 | 10 | ||
40 | — | 36 | 14 | — | *- | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
41 | — | 31 | 1/ | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | ||
42 | — | 37 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | ||
43 | — | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
44 | — | 31 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
45 | — | 25 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||
46 | — | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
47 | — | 30 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
48 | — | 33 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
49 | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | - | ||
50 | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
51 | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | .— | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
52 | — | 16 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4th qr. | — | 359 | 158 | 4 | — | 15 | 71 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||
Whole year | - | 1074 | 503 | 15 | 4 | 75 | 354 | 167 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | 4 | 301 | 72 | ||
*Puerperal fever ceased to be notifiable on 3rd October, 1937. (1), (2). These diseases were not notifiable during 1937. |