Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Weekly Notifications of Infectious Disease received during the year 1897.
| Week Ending. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal. Fever. | Cholera. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 th | _ | 22 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - |
| „ 16 th | — | 16 | 15 | 2 | - | — | — |
| „ 23rd | - | 11 | 12 | 2 | - | — | — |
| „ 30th February 6th | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | - | — | — |
| — | 25 | 8 | 7 | - | — | — | |
| „ 13th | — | 24 | 8 | 6 | - | 1 | — |
| „ 20th | — | 18 | 11 | 4 | - | — | — |
| „ 27th | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | - | — | — |
| March 6th | — | 16 | 7 | — | - | — | 1 |
| „ 13th | — | 19 | 15 | 2 | - | 1 | — |
| „ 20th | — | 21 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | — |
| „ 27th | — | 21 | 5 | 1 | - | — | — |
| April 3rd | — | 19 | 18 | 2 | - | — | — |
| „ 10th | — | 24 | 11 | 2 | - | — | — |
| „ 17 th | — | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ 24th | — | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| May 1st | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | — |
| „ 8th | — | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| „ 15th | — | 15 | 7 | 1 | - | — | — |
| „ 22nd | — | 8 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| „ 29th | — | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | — | - |
| June 5 th | — | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| „ 12th | — | 14 | 14 | 4 | - | — | — |
| „ 19 th | — | 18 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| „ 26th | — | 19 | 11 | 2 | - | — | — |
| July 3rd | — | 21 | 12 | 3 | - | — | — |