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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 1937
[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 | – |