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]
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T able II.
I nfectious diseases. 1937. C ases and deaths by age and sex.
Ages (years) | Scarlet fever | Diphtheria | Enteric fever | Erysipelas | Pneumonia | |||||||||||||||
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Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases (acute) | Deaths (all forms) | |||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | . — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 18 |
1— | 30 | 27 | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
2— | 29 | 30 | — | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
3— | 35 | 35 | — | — | 26 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
4— | 65 | 64 | — | — | 37 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
5— | 65 | 86 | — | — | 22 | 32 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
6— | 50 | 72 | — | — | 34 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | - | - |
7— | 56 | 51 | — | — | 35 | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | - | 1 |
8— | 33 | 32 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — |
9— | 25 | 23 | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
10— | 65 | 81 | 1 | — | 30 | 57 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 4 | - | 1 |
15— | 27 | 24 | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 1 | - |
20— | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
25— | 8 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
35— | 1 | 3 | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
45— | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | — | — | 22 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
55— | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 14 |
65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 15 | 22 |
75— | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
All ages | 506 | 568 | 1 | 3 | 246 | 257 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 64 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 209 | 145 | 146 | 104 |