London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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West Ham 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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The fact mentioned above that Plaistow Ward suffered enormously throughout the epidemic as
compared with the other three wards is shown in the table below, which gives the cases occurring monthly
distributed to their respective localities. From this it will be seen that out of the 935 cases 557 occurred
in Plaistow Ward, and that, while Stratford Ward was responsible for 11 per cent. of the total
number, Forest Gate for 12 per cent., and Canning Town for 17 per cent., no less than 59 per cent.
of the cases developed in Plaistow, a much larger percentage than is warranted by the population.

TABLE shewing monthly attacks of small-pox.

Period.Stratford.Forest Gate.Plaistow.Canning Town.
1893.—Feb.173i
Mar.3356
Apr.3197
May914412
June254915
July51431
Aug.1-362
Sept.3-4620
Oct.11232
Nov.3229
Dec.62l610
1894.—Jan.662416
Feb.1684012
Mar.16222911
Apr.11199115
May16305620
June28112
Total101116557161
176243269247
Percentage of Cases11%12%59%17%
Percentage of
Population18.8%26%28.8%26.4%