Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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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 1913 is shown in the following Table: —
Zymotic Diseases | Beck ton and North Woolwich | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | l | ... |
Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... |
Measles | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | l | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | l | 4 |
Diarrhcea | 13 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 23 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 8 |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.43 | 1.18 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.35 | 0.32 |