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West Ham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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(A.)—Table of Deaths during the year 1899, in the County Borough of West Ham. Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Stratford Ward | 768 | 297 | 120 | 35 | 20 | 149 | 147 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 8 | 113 | ... | ... | ... | 78 | 1 | 12 | 165 | 417 | |
| ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 34 | 100 | 42 | 17 | 127 | 351 | ||||||||||
| Forest Gate Ward | 840 | 254 | 98 | 42 | 26 | 179 | 241 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 99 | 1 | ... | 2 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 152 | 352 | |
| ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 60 | 101 | 66 | 5 | 224 | 488 | ||||||||||
| Plaistow Ward | 1372 | 579 | 243 | 51 | 44 | 252 | 203 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 26 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 72 | 30 | 216 | 1 | ... | 5 | 122 | 9 | 15 | 317 | 822 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | 75 | 98 | 84 | 10 | 237 | 550 | |||||||||
| Canning Town Ward | 1413 | 554 | 287 | 69 | 41 | 312 | 150 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 30 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 75 | 39 | 247 | ... | ... | 3 | 157 | 3 | 21 | 258 | 841 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 84 | 143 | 66 | 54 | 170 | 572 | |||||||||
| Borough Hospital | 54 | ... | 42 | 11 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |||||||||
| West Ham Hospital | 72 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 10 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 9 | 20 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 52 | |||||||||
| Seamen's Hospital | 52 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 49 | |||||||||
| St. Mary's Hospital | 71 | 31 | 30 | 9 | ... | 1 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 22 | 61 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| West Ham Workhouse | 359 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 140 | 157 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 24 | 44 | |
| o upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 62 | 60 | 31 | 4 | 138 | 315 | |||||||||
| Totals | 5001 | 1749 | 853 | 232 | 157 | 1096 | 914 | Under 5 | ... | 16 | 127 | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 188 | 89 | 701 | 2 | ... | 11 | 428 | 17 | 61 | 948 | 2602 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 60 | ... | 1 | 68 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 18 | ... | 321 | 517 | 294 | 121 | 940 | 2399 | |||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above recDrds of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 303 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 152 | 28 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | 5 | 34 | 64 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 123 | 239 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurringwithinthe district among persons not belonging thereto. | 91 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 8 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 72 | |||||||||
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