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 Admissions to Plaistow Fever Hospital.
| Week Ending. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Week Ending. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Brought forward | 36 | 40 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| January 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | July 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
| „ 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | „ 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 21 | 1 | 4 | — | — | „ 15 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| „ 28 | 1 | — | 2 | — | „ 22 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| February 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | „ 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| „ 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | August 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| „ 18 | — | 2 | — | — | „ 12 | 3 | — | - | 3 |
| „ 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | „ 19 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| March 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | „ 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| „ 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | September2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| „ 18 | — | 4 | — | — | „ 9 | — | 1 | 2 | - |
| „ 25 | 1 | — | — | — | „ 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| April 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | „ 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| „ 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | „ 30 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 |
| „ 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | October7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| „ 22 | 2 | 3 | — | — | „ 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 |
| „ 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | „ 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| May 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | „ 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — |
| „ 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | November 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| „ 20 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | „ 11 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| „ 27 | 1 | — | 2 | — | „ 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| June 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | „ 25 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 |
| „ 10 | 2 | — | — | 3 | December 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| „ 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | „ 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| „ 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | „ 16 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| „ 23 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| „ 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||
| Carried forward | 36 | 40 | 30 | 30 | Totals | 80 | 79 | 72 | 74 |