London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. | CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH WARD. | BOROUGH. | ATTACK RATE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION. | BOROUGH. | PERCENTAGE OF CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. | BOROUGH. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckton & North Woolwich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | Beckton & North Woolwich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | Beckton & North Woolwich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | ||||
| Small Pox | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 51 | 114 | 96 | 121 | 109 | 85 | 576 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 71 | 54 | 68 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 50 | 92 | 56 | 19 | 34 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 75 | 100 | 89 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 82 | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | — | 80 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 108 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 3 |
| Phthisis:— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Poor Law | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50 | 44 | 21 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 38 |
| Voluntary | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||