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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
West Ham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Week ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||
| January | 9th | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| " | 16th | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
| " | 23rd | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| " | 30th | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — |
| February | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| " | 13th | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| " | 20th | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| " | 27th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| March | 5th | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
| " | 12th | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| " | 19th | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| " | 26th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| April | 2nd | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| " | 9th | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — |
| " | 16th | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
| " | 23rd | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — |
| " | 30th | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Carried forward | 65 | 58 | 68 | 66 | 14 | 8 | |