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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 3.-Ward Distributionof Deaths, and Ward Death Rates, 1993.
| Cause of death. | Wards. | Total. | Deaths in Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Wood-grange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Great-field. | South. | |||
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | -— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 22 |
| 6. Influenza | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 12 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 99 | 40 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| 13. Cancer | 30 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 218 | 101 |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 49 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 50 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 334 | 97 |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 13 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 14 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 96 | 35 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| 24. Appendicitis | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 22 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 16 |
| 32. Senility | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 31 |
| 33. Suicide | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 7 |
| 34. Other violence | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 40 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 100 | 54 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 189 | 140 | 145 | 154 | 120 | 135 | 130 | 197 | 101 | 192 | 1,503 | 657 |
| Rates (Census population for Wards) | 13.5 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 10.7 | — |