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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 4.—Ward Distribution ok Deaths, 1931.
| Cause of death. | Wards. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Woodgrange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Great-field. | South. | ||
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 2 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 9 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 18 |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 7. Encephalitis I.ethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 100 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 13. Cancer | 19 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 183 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | b | 87 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 47 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 329 |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 64 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 116 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | —- | 2 | 8 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | * | |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth. Malformations, etc. | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| 32. Senility | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| 33. Suicide | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 34. Other violence | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 16 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 139 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown. | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 167 | 184 | 163 | 147 | 125 | 162 | 154 | 155 | 109 | 160 | 1,526 |