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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 7.—Ward Distribution of Deaths, and Ward Death Rates, 1932.
| Cause of death. | Wards. | Total. | Deaths in Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Wood-grange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Greatfield. | South. | |||
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2. Measles | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | - | 1 | — | 6 | 4 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 18 |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 108 | 55 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 16 | 13 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| 13. Cancer | 21 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 25 | 234 | 110 |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 18 | 8 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 98 | 58 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 40 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 270 | 86 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 15 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 28 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 97 | 31 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 13 | 6 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 21 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 28 |
| 32. Senility | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 36 |
| 33 Suicide | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 8 |
| 34. Other violence | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 37 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 53 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Totals | 150 | 157 | 133 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 158 | 189 | 94 | 148 | 1,456 | 715 |
| Rates (Census population for Wards) | 10.7 | 91 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 10.2 | — |