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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Empyema | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 8 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Uraemia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Influenza | — | 1 | 1 | _ | - |
| Dermatitis | — | 5 | 5 | — | - |
| Mastoid Abcess | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Encephalitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Scabies | — | 14 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Specific Ulcer | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Epilepsy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vincents Angina | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abscess on thigh | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebellar Tumour | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Erythema | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Tinea | — | 23 | 23 | — | — |
| Gingivitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eczema | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Quinsy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Meningismus | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jaundice | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pemphigus | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Insect Bites | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Parotid Abscess | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Retropharyngeal Abscess | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sudoriferous Rash | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Urticaria | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Stomatitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chorea | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| No Disease | — | 24 | 23 | — | 1 |
| TOTALS | 86 | 773 | 780 | 11 | 68 |
VENEREAL DISEASES. The Council participates in a
Joint Scheme with the London County Council and adjoining
Counties and County Boroughs. The following particulars,
supplied by the London County Council regarding West Ham
cases attending the various treatment centres, have been
abstracted:—
New Patients—
Syphilis 52
Soft Chancre 2
Gonorrhoea 167
Not Venereal 373
Total 594
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