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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 4.—Ward Distribution of the Deaths, 1930.
| Cause of death. | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Woodgrange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Great-field. | South. | Total. | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Measles | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| 6. Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 7. Influenza | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 12 |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 123 |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | — | — | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 11 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 187 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 |
| 14. Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 87 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 27 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 299 |
| 17. Arterio-Sclerosis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| 18. Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 67 |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 84 |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 18 |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 38 |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 52 |
| 29. Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 61 |
| 31. Other defined diseases | 23 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 231 |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 129 | 147 | 136 | 137 | 134 | 165 | 152 | 162 | 123 | 167 | 1,452 |