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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Zymotic Diseases. | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | i9«9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Death-rate. | Deaths | Death-rate. | Deaths | Death-rate. | Deaths | Death-rate. | Deaths | Death-rate. | |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 0.17 | 18 | 0.13 | 22 | 0.16 | 24 | 0.16 | 15 | 0.10 |
| Diphtheria | 38 | 0.30 | 27 | 0.20 | 42 | 0.31 | 65 | 0.45 | 24 | 0.16 |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | 0.13 | 8 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 002 | 5 | 0.03 |
| Measles | 48 | 0.39 | 32 | 0.24 | 70 | 0.49 | 29 | 0.20 | 57 | 0.38 |
| WhoopingCough | 57 | 0.46 | 24 | 0.18 | 62 | 0.44 | 7 | 0.05 | 32 | 0.21 |
| Diarrhoea | 97 | 0.78 | 150 | 1.15 | 44 | 0.32 | 81 | 0.56 | 54 | 0.37 |
| Totals | 278 | 2.25 | 259 | 1.99 | 242 | 1.77 | 209 | 1.46 | 187 | 1.25 |
| Deathsand Death-rate from all causes | 1555 | 12.3 | 1491 | 11.4 | 1504 | 11.0 | 1419 | 9.9 | 1412 | 9.4 |
The number of deaths fiom each Zymotic disease and the death rate per 1 ,000 of population from all these diseases in each Ward during 1909 is shown in the following Table :—
| Zymotic Diseases. | Beckton and North Woolwich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| WhoopingCough | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Totals | 23 | 42 | 37 | 50 | 18 | 17 |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |