London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Cause of death. | WARDS. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Central | Plashet. | Kensinton. | Castle. | Central | Wall end. | Great-field. | South. | ||||
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 43 | |
| 6. Influenza | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever ... | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 92 | 54 | ||||
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 |
| 13. Cancer | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 201 | 91 | ||||
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 20 | 14 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 44 | ||||
| 16 Heart Disease | 53 | 45 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 33 | 38 | 403 | 158 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 14 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 48 | |||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 93 | 34 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 24. Appendicitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | ||
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||||
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth. Malformations, etc. ... | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 15 | |
| 32. Senility ... | 9 | 5 | 4 | a | — | 7 | 10 | 51 | 31 | |||
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5 |
| 34 Other violence | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 30 | ||
| 35. Other defined causes ... | 17 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 186 | 169 | 148 | 145 | 171 | 147 | 178 | 133 | 168 | 1,566 | 742 | |
| Rates (Census population for Wards) | 13.3 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 11.4 | — | |