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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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TABLE II.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number ok Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in Each Ward. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | Beckton and North Woolwich Ward. | Central Ward East. | Central Ward West. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet Ward East. | Flasket Ward West. | Total. | Beckton and North Woolwich Ward. | Central Ward East. | Central Ward West. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet Ward East. | Plashet Ward West. | Total. | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous | 319 | 2 | 91 | 203 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ... | 69 | 70 | 44 | 61 | 39 | 36 | 319 | 59 | 64 | 44 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 262 |
| Erysipelas | 130 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 677 | 2 | 146 | 450 | 47 | 30 | 2 | ... | 89 | 162 | 117 | 96 | 123 | 90 | 677 | 65 | 114 | 99 | 68 | 86 | 64 | 496 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 21 | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 1173 | 24 | 247 | 666 | 74 | 88 | 56 | 18 | 177 | 256 | 207 | 199 | 181 | 153 | 1173 | 126 | 182 | 151 | 131 | 115 | 93 | 798 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 550 | ... | 10 | 142 | 129 | 201 | 63 | 5 | 52 | 98 | 191 | 96 | 51 | 62 | 550 | 18 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 137 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 115 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 14 | 15 | 3 | ... | 27 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 |