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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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45 65 | 65 and upwards. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox— Vaccinated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Not Vaccinated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 13 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | - | 4 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 134 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 18 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 115 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 50 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 263 | 177 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 55 | 37 |
| Influenza | 24 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lung | 361 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 72 | 158 | 92 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 44 | 50 | 42 |
| ,, of Brain | 70 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| „ of Intestine | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | — | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| ,, of Bones and Joints | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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