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East Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Statistical and Social Conditions
of the Area
Area (in statute acres) land and inland water, 3,324.
Population. Census, 1931, ,142,394 (males 68,923, females
73,471). Estimated to middle of 1937, 131,100.
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1937) according to rate
books (including tenements and shops), approx. 30,125.
Rateable value at 31st December, 1937, £761,575.
Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1937/8,
£3,030 estimated.
Physical Features of the Area.
See report for year 1930.
Social Conditions of the Area.
See report for year 1930.

Extracts from Vital Statistics.

Total.Males.Females
Live BirthsLegitimate1,902969933Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 14-8.
Illegitimate503020
Still Births583622Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) births 28 8.
Deaths1,422736686Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 10.8.

Deaths from puerperal causes:—

Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal sepsis
Other puerperal causes10.49
Total10.49