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East Ham 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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1904. 1905.
Enteric cases treated 44 58
Deaths 6 10
Case Mortality per cent. 13.6 19.2
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the cases admitted, and ages of the fatal cases:-
| MALES. | FEMALES. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. |
| Under 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 5 to 10 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 10-15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 15-20 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 20-25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 25-30 | 3 | - | 2 | 1* |
| 30-35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 35-40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 40-45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 45-50 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| 50 and over | - | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 32 | 7 | 24 | 3 |
*This patient was a Nurse in the Typhoid Ward. She had a very
severe attack, which, I regret to state, soon had a fatal termination.
RANCLIFFE HOUSE.
322 convalescent cases of Scarlet Fever were treated here
during the year.
308 cases were transferred from the hospital and 14 admitted
direct from their homes.
Complications frequently arise during convalescence from
Scarlet Fever, and 2 deaths occurred among the patients here.