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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Summary of Report for 1920.
Population, Census 1911, 133,487.
Estimated Population for death-rates, mid 1920 (Registrar-
General), 150,207.
Estimated Population for birth-rates (Registrar-General),
150,363.
Acreage, 3,326.
Persons per acre, 45.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1911, 24,263.
Births, 3,489. Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
23.2.
Deaths, 1,479. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
9'8.
Excess of births over deaths, 2,010.
Zymotic death-rate, 0.57.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births, 64.
Water Supply—Metropolitan Water Board.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. | Rate per 1,000 registered Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Diarrhoea & Enteritis. (under 2 years.) | Infant mortality. | |
| England & Wales | 25.4 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 80 |
| 96 Great Towns | 26.2 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 85 |
| London | 26.5 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 75 |
| EAST HAM | 23.2 | 9.8 | 6 .3 | 64 |