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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The following table shows the age Incidence and case rate per
| Age | Scarlet Fever | Measles | Whooping Cough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Under 1 year | 2 | - | 41 | 47 | 9 | 9 | |
| 1-4 years | 47 | 29 | 620 | 549 | 59 | ||
| 5-9 years | 65 | 82 | 503 | 533 | 43 | 54 | |
| 10 - 14 years | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | |
| Over 15 years | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | ||
| 125 | 122 | l,l8o | 1,148 | 115 | 124 | ||
| 247 | 2,328 | 239 | |||||
| Case Rate per 1,000 population | 1.49 | 14.03 | 1.44 | ||||
DIPHTHERIA. There were no cases of this disease during the year.
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION. There were six cases of this disease (5 males and 1 female).
The age incidence was 3 under 1 year, 2 aged 1 year and 1 aged 5 years.
ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS. There were 16 confirmed cases during the year (8 paralytic and
8 non-paralytic), an increase of 13 on the previous year. Sixteen other suspected cases were
reported but were found not to be suffering from the disease. All cases were admitted to
hospital. There were no deaths.
The cases were widely distributed over the area and occurred 1 in January, 2 in April;
1 in May; 1 in June; 5 in July; 5 in August and 1 In September.
The age and sex incidence of the confirmed cases were as follows:-
| Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | - | 1 | |
| 1-4 year | 3 | 2 | |
| 5-9 year | 3 | 2 | |
| 10-14 years | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 - 24 years | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 years and over | - | 1 | |
ERYSIPELAS. Eighteen cases of this disease were notified, a decrease of 4 on the previous year. The age and sex incidence was as follows:-
| Age | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | - | |||
| 15-44 years | 2 | 2 | ||
| 45 - 64 years | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1 | - | |||
| TOTAL | 4 | 14 | ||