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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 1938

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

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10
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 1938, 129,500.
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to rate
books (including tenements and shops), approx. 30,275.
Rateable value at 31st December, 1938, £762,631.
Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1938/9
£3,050 estimated.
Physical Features of the Area.
See report for year 1930.
Social Conditions of the Area.
See report for year 1930.

Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics.

Extracts from Vital Statistics.

Total.Males.Females.
Live BirthsLegitimate1,777934843Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 14.1.
Illegitimate563323
Still Births684325Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 35.7.
Deaths1,383726657Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 10.6.

Table: Deaths from puerperal causes :—

Deaths from puerperal causes :—

Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal sepsis10.52
Other puerperal causes31.57
Total42.09