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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 1914
[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 1914 is shown in the following Table:—
| Zymotic Diseases. | Beckton and North Woolwich | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Measles | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
| Totals | 17 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 20 | 17 |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.51 | 1.25 | 0.98 | 0.65 |