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West Ham 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Vital Statistics.
Total Male Female
Live Births Legitimate 5143 2631 2512 Barth Rate 17.77
Illegitimate 123 64 59
Still Births, 187 Rate per 1,000 total births, 35
Deaths, 3,384 Death Rate, 11.4
Deaths from diseases and ( from sepsis ... ... ... 7
accidents of pregnancy from other causes ... ... 9
and child birth
Maternal Mortality Rate 3.0
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 62.6
Legitimate infants per .1,000 legitimate births 60.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 138.1
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 3
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 35
Deaths from Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years of age) 33
In the case of the Great Towns the Birth Rate was 16.0, the
Death Rate 12.3, and the Infant Mortality Rate 71.0, whereas
the Maternal Mortality Rate for England and Wales was 4.1.

Vital Statistics of the Wards of the Borough, 1931.

Wards.BirthsBirth RateDeaths .Death RateInfant DeathsInfant Mortality per 1,000 birthsNa/tural increase Births over DeathsEstimated resident population middle of 1931
New Town28416.0921912.4119666517.645
Forest Gate30015.9122111.7221707918,851
High Street30917.4318210.26185712717,725
Broadway22815.5417411.8616705414,665
Park26616.9116910.7418679715,728
Upton20512.0320812.21943*17,029
Plashet Road22715.3716911.4414615814,766
West Ham27416.1317810.9818659616,200
Plaistow33716.8323511.73205910220,020
Bemersyde17212.611319.609524113,639
Canning Town and
Grange54220.0027910.29305526327,1100
Hudsons36717.8023011.16143813720,607
Ordnance38419.8724612.73266713819.324
Beckton Road40520.4224812.50286915719,829
Tidal Basin58225.3426511.53467931722,965
Custom House and
Silvertown38418.0323011.16246215420,607
County Borough5,26617.773,38411.43306261,8 85296,700

Dccrcase of three births
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