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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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the previous five years being 2.30 per 1,000. In the following tables
I append particulars as far as possible relating to each disease
separately—both notifiable and non-notifiable epidemic diseases. In
the case of the latter, however, the reported cases are necessarily
inexact, as the numbers are chiefly obtained from the School
Attendance Officers, who are in many cases unable to verify by
medical certificate the nature of the illness alleged to be the cause of
absence from School.
Notifiable Epidemic Diseases.
| Disease. | Notified Cases. | Deaths. | Attackrate per 1,000. | Deathrate per 1,000. | Average Attack rate 5 years 1908-1912. | Average Death rate 5 years 1908-1912. | Percentage of Deaths to Attacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,192 | 16 | 3.98 | 0.05 | 8.22 | 0.11 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria | 427 | 28 | 1.42 | 0.09 | 1.45 | 0.17 | 6.5 |
| Enteric Fever | 75 | 9 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 12.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | 5 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 41.6 |
| Erysipelas | 247 | 12 | 0.82 | 0.04 | 0.91 | 0.03 | 4.8 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| *Poliomyelitis | 11 | 3 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — | — | 27.2 |
| *Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | 100.0 |
* Only notifiable for first time in 1912.