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West Ham 1914
[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 1914.
| 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 1. | 1-2. | 2—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 445 | 7 | 27 | 153 | 219 | 24 | 12 | 3 | ... | 23 | 25 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 40 | 58 | 52 | 55 | 34 | 51 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 30 | 48 | 390 | |
| Erysipelas | 297 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 85 | 110 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 57 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,061 | 11 | 25 | 211 | 670 | 102 | 38 | 4 | ... | 79 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 39 | 126 | 154 | 116 | 105 | 111 | 135 | 49 | 35 | 30 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 75 | 105 | 80 | 59 | 73 | 99 | 705 | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 67 | ... | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 53 | |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-Spinal | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis. Acute Anterior | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis. *Ophthalmia | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Neonatorum Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 758 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 151 | 163 | 302 | 106 | 10 | 63 | 44 | 66 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 102 | 83 | 64 | 84 | 86 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 146 | |
| Other forms | 254 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 110 | 37 | 24 | 10 | ... | 11 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 69 | |
| Totals | 2,939 | 75 | 85 | 432 | 1,188 | 386 | 491 | 237 | 45 | 197 | 152 | 201 | 161 | 145 | 115 | 325 | 387 | 324 | 315 | 317 | 300 | 88 | 75 | 99 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 143 | 201 | 151 | 140 | 154 | 175 | 1,431 | |
*Notifiable as and from April 1st, 1914.