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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 4.—W ard D istribution of D eaths, and W ard D eath R ates, 1936.
| Cause of death. | Wards. | South. | Total. | Deaths in Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park. | Little Ilford. | Wood-grange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle | Central. | Wall End. | Great-field. | ||||
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 15 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 9 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 6. Influenza | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-SpinalFever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 97 | 61 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 13. Cancer | 25 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 197 | 100 |
| 14. Diabetes | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 80 | 42 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 33 | 23 | 28 | 59 | 45 | 53 | 39 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 395 | 187 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 12 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (allforms) | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 92 | 51 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 23 |
| 24. Appendicitis | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 21 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 |
| 32. Senility | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 |
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| 34. Other violence | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 29 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 74 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 149 | 137 | 121 | 155 | 127 | 152 | 133 | 179 | 126 | 142 | 1,421 | 765 |
| Rates (Census population for Wards) | 10.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.6 | — |