Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 4.—Ward Distribution of Deaths, and Ward Death Rates, 1937.
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
6. Influenza | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | s |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
9. Tuberculosis, of Respiratory System | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 39 |
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
11. Syphilis ... | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
13. Cancer | 27 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 219 | 115 |
14. Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 53 |
16. Heart Disease | 38 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 385 | 150 |
17. Aneurysm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 10 |
19. Bronchitis | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 22 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 102 | 57 |
21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 | 6 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
24. Appendicitis | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 5 |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 20 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 |
32. Senility | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
33. Suicide | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
34. Other violence | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 32 |
35. Other defined causes | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 64 |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 161 | 146 | 129 | 131 | 148 | 149 | 155 | 159 | 116 | 128 | 1,422 | 723 |
Rates (Census population for wards) | 11.7 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 10.8 | – |