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East Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1,173 cases of Infectious Disease were notified during the
year as against 945 in the previous year.
There was an increase in the number of Scarlet Fever cases
notified, this being partly due to the prevalence of the disease
in the Metropolitan Area.
Quite a large number of adults were notified, who probably
contracted the disease outside the Borough.
There was no evidence of any connection with the increased
number of cases to any milk supplied in the Borough.
The following Table gives the total Notification Rate per 1,000 of population for each Ward during the past year :—
| Notification Rate, excluding Tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis Notification Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Other forms. | ||
| Beckton and N. Woolwich Ward | 10.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 |
| Central Ward—East | 9.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Central Ward—West | 7.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Manor Park Ward | 6.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Plashet Ward—East | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Plashet Ward—West | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Borough | 8.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
Small Pox.
No case of Small Pox was notified during the year. One
suspicious case was reported to me, which I visited and found
to be a severe case of Chicken Pox.
The agreement with West Ham Corporation has been
renewed, whereby by an annual payment calculated on the
estimated population of the Borough, we are able, should any
cases occur, to send them to their Small Pox Hospital at
Dagenham.