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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table VIII. Notifications of enteric fever.
| Period | Notifications | Removals to hospital | Fatality per cent. | England and Wales Case rate per 1,000 living | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 living | No. | Per cent. | |||
| 1888-1890 | 451 | 0.79 | — | — | 27.72 | — |
| 1891-1895 | 1,301 | 1.19 | — | — | 18.91 | — |
| 1896-1900 | 1,945 | 1.56 | 192 | 9.87 | 17.58 | — |
| 1901-1905 | 1,737 | 1.28 | 754 | 43.41 | 16.23 | — |
| 1906-1910 | 827 | 0.58 | 582 | 70.37 | 14.75 | — |
| 1911-1915 | 427 | 0.29 | 330 | 77.28 | 19.67 | 0.25 |
| 1916-1920 | 220 | 0.16 | 140 | 63.64 | 14.55 | 0.12 |
| 1921-1925 | 93 | 0.06 | 41 | 44.09 | 13.98 | 0.09 |
| 1926-1930 | 77 | 0.05 | 61 | 79.22 | 15.58 | 0.08 |
| 1931-1935 | 31 | 0.02 | 18 | 58.06 | 9.68 | 0.05 |
| 1921 | 22 | 0.07 | 7 | 31.82 | 9.09 | 0.10 |
| 1922 | 14 | 0.05 | 3 | 21.43 | 14.29 | 0.06 |
| 1923 | 25 | 0.08 | 10 | 40.00 | 4.00 | 0.08 |
| 1924 | 19 | 0.06 | 16 | 84.21 | 21.05 | 0.11 |
| 1925 | 13 | 0.04 | 5 | 38.46 | 30.77 | 0.07 |
| 1926 | 18 | 0.06 | 16 | 88.89 | 16.67 | 0.07 |
| 1927 | 22 | 0.07 | 20 | 90.91 | 22.73 | 0.09 |
| 1928 | 20 | 0.07 | 13 | 65.00 | 5.00 | 0.09 |
| 1929 | 11 | 0.04 | 7 | 63.64 | 18.18 | 0.07 |
| 1930 | 6 | 0.02 | 5 | 83.33 | 16.67 | 0.07 |
| 1931 | 9 | 0.03 | 9 | 100.00 | 11.11 | 0.06 |
| 1932 | 9 | 0.03 | 5 | 55.56 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 1933 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| 1934 | 10 | 0.04 | 3 | 30.00 | 10.00 | 0.03 |
| 1935 | 3 | 0.01 | 1 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 0.04 |
| 1936 | 5 | 0.02 | 5 | 100.00 | 20.00 | 0.06 |
| 1937 | 15 | 0.06 | 15 | 100.00 | 6.67 | 0.05 |