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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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TABLE 4.—Ward Distribution of Deaths, and Ward Death Rates, 1938.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 6. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 81 | 43 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 13. Cancer | 19 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 221 | 108 |
| 14. Diabetes | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 83 | 49 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 30 | 25 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 360 | 177 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 27 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 25 |
| 20. Pneumonia (allforms) | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 46 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 24. Appendicitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 27 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 30 |
| 32. Senility | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 32 |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 34. Other violence | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 36 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 12 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 119 | 71 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 122 | 137 | 138 | 144 | 126 | 143 | 145 | 149 | 124 | 155 | 1,383 | 789 |