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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Week Ending | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | Cerebrospinal Meningitis | Anthrax | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | |||||||||||
| January 10th | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| „ 17th | 6 | 6 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| ,, 24th | 13 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
| „ 31st | 14 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |
| February 7th | 12 | 7 | 17 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | |
| ,, 14th | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |
| „ 21st | 10 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |
| ,, 28th | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 9 |
| March 7th | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 11 |
| „ 14th | 11 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 |
| ,, 21st | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 |
| ,, 28th | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 |
| April 4th | 11 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | |
| ,, 11th | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | |||
| „ 18th | 14 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | |
| ,, 25th | 10 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | ||
| May 2nd | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| „ 16th | 6 | 3 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 |
| ,, 23rd | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | |
| ,, 30th | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| June 6th | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 11 |
| „ 13th | 13 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 16 | |
| ,, 20th | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 6 | |
| ,, 27th | 7 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |