London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | 65 and upwards. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Small-pox— Vaccinated | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Unvaccinated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Not stated | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Measles | 170 | 28 | 129 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 39 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 Typhus Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Epidemic Influenza | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 102 | 44 | 55 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 11 | |
| 7 Diphtheria | 43 | 2 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 Enteric Fever | 32 | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 Asiatic Cholera | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 223 | 172 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 34 | ||
| 11 Epidemic Enteritis | 339 | 272 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 30 | 33 | 49 | 44 | 42 | |||
| 12 Other Allied Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 13 Hydrophobia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Glanders, Farcy |