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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the seven Chief Zymotic Diseases during the past five years:—
| Zymotic Diseases. | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Death. rate. | Deaths | Death. rate. | Deaths | Death. rate. | Deaths | Death. rate. | Deaths | Death. rate. | |
| Small Pox | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 0.13 | 22 | 0.16 | 24 | 0.16 | 15 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 27 | 0.20 | 42 | 0.31 | 65 | 0.45 | 24 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.08 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.02 | 5 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.03 |
| Measles | 32 | 0.24 | 70 | 0.49 | 29 | 0.20 | 57 | 0.38 | 12 | 0.08 |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 0.18 | 62 | 0.44 | 7 | 0.05 | 32 | 0.21 | 24 | 0.15 |
| Diarrhcea | 150 | 1.15 | 44 | 0.32 | 81 | 0.56 | 54 | 0.37 | 48 | 0.31 |
| Totals | 259 | 1.99 | 242 | 1.77 | 209 | 1.46 | 187 | 1.25 | 105 | 0.67 |
| Deathsand Death. rate from all causes | 1491 | 11.4 | 1504 | 11.0 | 1419 | 9.9 | 1412 | 9.4 | 1330 | 8.5 |
As will be seen from above table, the total number of
deaths in 19x0 is the lowest for the past five years.
The number of deaths from each Zymotic disease and the death.rate per 1 ,000 of population from all these diseases in each Ward during 1910 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 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals | 14 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 16 |
| Kate per 1,000 of population | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |