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West Ham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD-TABLE II. (Amplified). Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1913.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Cases notified in whole district. | Total cases in | each Ward. | Number of cases removed to Hospital from each Ward. | Total Removals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | At ages—Years. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House. | New Town. | 'Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House. | |||||||||||
| | Under I. | 1—2. | 2—5. | 1 5—15. | 15—25. | 25 -45. | 45—65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 427 | 7 | 26 | 121 | 220 | 31 | 20 | 2 | ... | 27 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 61 | 103 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 91 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 342 | ||
| Erysipelas | 217 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 82 | 87 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 48 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1,192 | 8 | 28 | 263 | 766 | 99 | 28 | ... | ... | 63 | 124 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 134 | 246 | 144 | 101 | 71 | 108 | 47 | 78 | 41 | 34 | 46 | 18 | 79 | 158 | 107 | 64 | 53 | 73 | 798 | ||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enterie Fever | 75 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 25 | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ... | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 66 | |||
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Meningitis. Acute Anterior Poliomvelitis. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |||
| Tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lungs | 827 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 132 | 176 | 358 | 130 | 10 | 50 | 48 | 58 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 80 | 74 | 103 | 115 | 116 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 156 | ||
| *Other forms. | 442 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 231 | 64 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 126 | ||
| Totals | 3,235 | 39 | 81 | 485 | 1,393 | 411 | 559 | 234 | 33 | 187 | 252 | 189 | 143 | 145 | 142 | 362 | 528 | 373 | 331 | 296 | 287 | 90 | 113 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 164 | 302 | 174 | 148 | 130 | 144 | 1,552 | ||
| *Notifiable as and from February 1st, 1913. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||