Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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Ward. | Estimated Population. | Deaths Registered | Death-rate per 1,000. |
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District. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |||
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No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. |
Month. | Stratford. | Forest Gate. | Plaistow. | Canning Town. | ||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Area. | Population. | Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
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1897. | 1898. | 1899. |
Week ending. | Temperature. | No. of Rainy Days. | Sum for week, in inches. | Sunshine, in hours. | Mean Barometric reading | |||
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Highest. | Lowest. | Mean for Week. | Departure from average of 50 years. |
Week ending. | Temperature. | No. of Rainy Days. | Sum for week, in inches. | Sunshine, in hours. | Mean Barometric reading. | |||
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Highest. | Lowest. | Mean for Week. | Departure from average of 50 years. |
Clinically affected with tubercular disease of the udder. | Suspected cases of tubercular-disease of the udder. | Subjects of acute martitis. | Affected with chronic indurations of udder. | Giving evidence of atrophy of one or more quarters. | Injuries, deformities, superficial abscesses, simple eruptions, strictures, and obliterations of milk ducts | Hypertro-phied udders without induration. | Giving milk of poor quality but owing to natural causes, commonly known as dried-off cows. | Recovered or removed from premises during the period between the visit of the Assistant and the Veterinary Surgeon. |
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Trade. | No. |
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Trade. | No. |
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Trade. | No. |
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No. of retailers. | No. of farmers. | No. of bai n gals. | No. of pints. | Gallons. |
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Article. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Total. |
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No. of loads. | Approximate weight in tons. | Average daily collection in loads. |
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Time. | No. of days on which the latest Carman left his Beat at the time shown. | |
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Northern Division. | Southern Division. |
Year. | Births. | Birth.rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths. | Death.rate per 1,000 living. |
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Year. | No. of Deaths from Chief Zymotic Diseases. | Zymotic Death.rate, per 1,000 living. | Remarks. |
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Disease. | Y ear. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths to Attacks. |
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Week | Ending. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal. Fever. | Cholera. |
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Week Ending. | From the Borough. | East Ham. | Week Ending. | From the Borough. | East Ham. | ||||
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Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. |
All Ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 |
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All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 |
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All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 |
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Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from | subjoined | causes, | DISTINGUISHING | Deaths of | Children | under | Five Years op Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 60 | 60 and upwards | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. |
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Ag-ed under 5 or over 5. | New Casks of Sicknkss in kacii knowledge of the medical | Locality, coming to thk Officer of Health. | Number of such Casks Rkmoved from tiikir Homes in the several Localities forTreatment in Isolation Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last Census. | Estimated to middle of 1899. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | lembranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or ryphoid. | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | Typhus. | Interic or fyphoid. | Continued | lelapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (C) | (d) | (e) | (f) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Bate. | Name. | Address. | Cause of Prosecution. | Result. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infections Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Nameof Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infections Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name ok Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causes. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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Approximate No. of Houses. | Name of Street. | Deaths from Infectious Disease. | Deaths from all other causesl. |
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All Causes. | Diphtheria | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Name of Filler. | Name of Carman. | No. on Cart. | Mon., Feb. 27. | Tues., Feb. 28. | Wed., Mar. 1. | Thurs., Mar. 2. | Fri., Mar. 3. | Sat., Mar. 4. | Mon., Mar. 6. | Tues., Mar. 7. | Wed., Mar. 8. | Thurs., Mar. 9. | Fri., Mar. 10 | Sat., Mar. 11 | Mon., Mar. 13 | Tues., Mar. 14 | Wed., Mar. 15 | Thurs., Mar. 16 | Fri., : Mar. 17 | Sat., Mar. 18. |
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Name of Filler. | Name of Carman. | No. on Van. | Mon., Feb. 27. | Tues., Feb. 28. | Wed., Mar. 1. | Thurs., Mar. 2. | Fri., Mar. 3. | Sat., Mar 4. | Mon., Mar. 6. | Tues., Mar. 7. | Wed., Mar. 8. | Thurs., Mar. 9. | Fri., Mar. 10. | Sat., Mar. 11. | Mon., Mar. 13. | Tues., Mar. 14. | Wed., Mar. 15. | Thurs., Mar. 16. | Fri., Mar. 17. | Sat., Mar. 18. |
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Mon. | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. | Total per week. |
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Monday | Tuesday | Wed. | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total for Week |
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No. of Carmen. | Loads Collected. | Time Occupied. | No. of Carmen. | Loads Collected. | Time Occupied. | |||
Hrs. | Mins. | Hrs. | Mins. |
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No. of Carmen. | Loads Collected. | Time Occupied. | No. of Carmen. | Loads Collected. | Time Occupied. | |||
Hrs. | Mins. | Hrs. | Mins. |
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Wednesday. | Saturday. | ||||||
Date. | Loads collected. | Time occupied. | Date. | Loads collected. | Time occupied. | ||
May | hrs. | mill. | May | hrs. | min. |
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Wednesday. | Saturday. | ||||||
Date. | Loads collected. | Time occupied. | Date. | Loads collected. | Time occupied. |
Metropolitan Districts and Large Towns. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 living from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
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Zymotic Diseases. | Annual death-rate per 1,000 living during the ten years 1888-1897 in— | No. of large Towns in which death-rate exceeded that of West Ham. | ||
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33 large English Towns. | London. | West Ham. |
1896. | 1897. | 1898. | ¾ of 1899. |
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1896. | 1897. | 1898. | ¾ 1899. |
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1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. |
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Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Cases of Diphtheria. | Number of Deaths from Diphtheria. | Attack-rate per 1,000. | Death-rate per 1,000. |
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Month. | Stratford. | Forkst Gate. | Plaistow. | Canning Town. | ||||||||
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Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 3'ears. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years | Over 15 years- |
ward. | Under 3 years. | 3 to 15 years. | Over 15 years. |
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WARD. | Estimated population middle of 1899. | Number of Cases notified. | Number of Deaths. | Attack-rate per 1000. | Death-rate per 1000. | Percentage of deaths to attacks. |
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TOWNS. | Estimated Population middle of 1899 | Births. | Deaths. | Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough, | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Deaths of Children under I year of age to 1,000 Births. | Rate per cent. of Uncertified Deaths. | ||
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Births. | Deaths. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
A. —River Lea at Intake. | B.—East London water as supplied. | C.—Loch Katrine water. | |||||||
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Temperature— in Centigrade degrees. | Total Solid Matter. | Organic Carbon. | Organic Nitrogen | Ammonia | Nitrogen as Nitrates and Nitrites. | Total Combined Nitrogen. | Chlorine. | Total Hardness. |
MICROBES PER CUBIC CENTIMETRE. | ||||||||||||
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Samples taken. | Dec., 1808. | Jan., 1S99. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. |