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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Disease. | Reported cases. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | Average death-rate 5 years 1909-1913. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhœa | — | 263 | 0.88 | 1.05 |
| Measles | 1,890 | 134 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
| Whooping Cough | 719 | 115 | 0.38 | 0.30 |
| Chicken-pox | 907 | — | — | — |
| Mumps | 170 | — | — | — |
| Ringworm | 269 | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | — | 24 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
Small-pox.—There were no cases of this disease notified during
1914, either in West Ham or the surrounding Districts, contributing
to the Agreement for the upkeep of Dagenham Small-Pox Hospital,
which, of course, is used by the Council as their temporary Sanatorium.
Consequently, it did not become necessary for the Council
to avail themselves of the contingent accommodation provided by the
Metropolitan Asylums Board.
The Agreements with the surrounding contributing Authorities
expiring in September, the Council recommended that same be renewed
for a further period of five years.
Acute Poliomyelitis and Cerebro Spinal Fever.
During the year 1914, three cases of the former disease, and
five cases of the latter disease were notified, the deaths being
two and five respectively.