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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
East Ham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The number of cases of each disease notified for the four wards, was as follows:—
| Disease. | Manor Park. | Plashet. | Central. | Beckton and North Woolwich. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1904 | 1903 | 1904 | 1903 | 1904 | 1903 | 1904 | 1903 | 1904 | |
| Small Pox | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 105 | 104 | 342 | 279 | 182 | 248 | 30 | 80 | 659 | 711 |
| Diphtheria | 41 | 77 | 73 | 101 | 85 | 128 | 7 | 21 | 206 | 327 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 12 |
| Typhoid Fever | 11 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 59 |
| Erysipelas | 21 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 112 | 131 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 11 |
| Continued Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 186 | 221 | 491 | 444 | 352 | 478 | 40 | 113 | 1069 | 1256 |