Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The net deaths of West Ham residents in Public Institutions were 131 infants and 1,317 persons of one year and upwards, making a total of 1,448 Institutional deaths as compared with 1,892 deaths in private residences, i.e., over 43 per cent. of the deaths during the year occurred in Public Institutions.
Under 1 year | 1 year & upwards | ||
---|---|---|---|
Deaths in Outside Institutions:— | |||
Whipps Cross Hospital | 61 | ... | 429 |
Central Home | 3 | ... | 452 |
Dagenham Sanatorium | — | ... | 50 |
Goodmayes Mental Hospital | — | ... | 56 |
Residents dying in London Institutions, etc. | 23 | ... | 262 |
Langdon Hill Sanatorium for Children | — | ... | 2 |
Deaths in Inside Institutions:— | |||
Plaistow Fever Hospital | 5 | ... | 3 |
Queen Mary's Hospital for East End | 37 | ... | 75 |
St. Mary's Hospital | 26 | ... | 28 |
Plaistow Maternity Charity | 9 | ... | 8 |
Royal Albert Dock Hospital | — | ... | 26 |
Children's Hospital, Balaam Street | — | ... | — |
Forest Gate Sick Home | 10 | ... | 13 |
Other Places, e.g., Docks, etc. | — | ... | 8 |
174 | ... | 1452 | |
Non-residents dying in Inside Institutions | 43 | ... | 135 |
131 | ... | 1317 | |
Net West Ham Deaths in Institutions | 1448 1448 |