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 1906.
| Week Ending | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6th | _ | 23 | 17 | _ | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | 8 |
| „ 13th | — | 28 | 9 | — | - | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| „ 20th | — | 23 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 27th | — | 33 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| February 3rd | — | 36 | 13 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| „ 10th | — | 24 | 13 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 17th | — | 30 | 16 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| „ 24th | — | 33 | 12 | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| March 3rd | — | 28 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, 10th | — | 23 | 3 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 17th | — | 26 | 14 | 2 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| „ 24th | — | 30 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 31st | — | 33 | 12 | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| April 7 th | — | 37 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 5 | |
| „ 14th | — | 23 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| „ 21st | — | 30 | 20 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ 28th | — | 35 | 11 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| May 5th | _ | 40 | 13 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| „ 12th | — | 31 | 10 | — | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| „ 19th | — | 31 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| „ 26th | — | 39 | 8 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| June 2nd | — | 21 | 15 | —- | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ,, 9th | — | 28 | 7 | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| „ 16th | — | 16 | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| „ 23rd | — | 27 | 19 | — | - | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| „ 30th | — | 18 | 13 | — | - | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 |