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 1914
[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. | Plnshet East. | Plashet West. | Beckton & North Wool-wich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | ||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 162 | 117 | 96 | 123 | 90 | 677 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 73 | 70 | 84 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
| Diphtheria | 69 | 70 | 44 | 61 | 39 | 36 | 319 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 85 | 91 | 100 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 82 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 | ... | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | 0.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 75 | 50 | 76 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 0.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 |
| Ophthalmia-Neonatorum | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 13 | 24 | , |
| Erysipelas... | 14 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 130 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio-Myelitis | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | ... | ... | 25 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 52 | 98 | 191 | 96 | 51 | 62 | 550 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 27 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 115 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 14 |