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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 5.
Sex Distribution of Deaths in Wards.
| Sex. | WARDS. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Wood-grange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Greatfield. | South. | ||
| Males | 72 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 63 | 95 | 772 |
| Females | 57 | 71 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 84 | 69 | 76 | 60 | 72 | 680 |
| Totals | 129 | 147 | 136 | 137 | 134 | 165 | 152 | 162 | 123 | 167 | 1,452 |
TABLE 6.
Infant Deaths under One Year of Age, 1930.
| Cause of Death. | Sex. | Ages. | Total under 1 year. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | |||
| Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | M | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Congenital debility and Malformation, Premature Births | M | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 30 |
| F | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | |
| All causes | M | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 64 |
| F | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 47 | |