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West Ham 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.
Cases of Small-pox notified in the following districts during 1891— 1895:—East Ham, Romford Urban and Rural, llford, Leyton, Woodford, Barking.
| 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894 | 1895. | 1896. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | ||
| February | 5 | 83 | 0 | 0 | ||
| March | 4 | 87 | 3 | 3 | ||
| April | 13 | 45 | 4 | 0 | ||
| May | 18 | 31 | 1 | 0 | ||
| June | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ||
| July | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | ||
| August | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | ||
| September | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| October | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | ||
| November | 16 | 0 | 2 | - | ||
| December | 26 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 0 | 0 | 126 | 306 | 19 | 11 |
It is observable in both these Tables that, as might be expected,,
small-pox epidemic years in West Ham coincide with those in thedistricts
around, and that the greatest strain would be thrown on our
hospital from the outlying districts at the time when we should most
need accommodation for our own cases; for, as will be seen from
Table II., during the month of March, 1894, accommodation was.