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East Ham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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STATISTICAL CONDITIONS OP THE AREA.
| Area (in stature acres) land and inland water | 3,324 | ||
| Population. | Census- | 1931 | 142,394 |
| Estimated - | 1939 for Birth Rate | 127,600 | |
| " Death Rate | 122,800 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1939)according to rate books (including tenements & shops. Approx. | 33,000 | ||
| Rateable value at 31st December, 1939 | £762,862 | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1939/40. | £3,065 | ||
Extracts from Vital Statistics. _ .
| For Infant & Maternal Mortality. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Males. | Females, | .Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Live | Legitimate | 1,804 | 934 | 870 | 922 | 857 | 1,779 |
| Births | Illegitimate | 41 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| Still Births Deaths | 57 1,400 | 28 752 | 29 648 | ||||
Deaths from Puerperal causes
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still births) | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 1.57 |
| Other Puerperal causes | 3 | 1.57 |
| 6 | 3.14 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live "births 41
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 41
Illegitimate " " " illegitimate " " 48
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 235
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 6
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 9
Still Births.
Still births registered numbered 57 compared with 68 for
1938. The rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births was
29.9, the figure for the previous year being 35.7.
Births.
The number of live births registered was 1,845 compared
with 1,,083 for the year 1938, equivalent to a birth rate of
14.4 per 1,000 of the Registrar General's estimated
population calculated for the birth rate. The rate for 1938
was 14.1.
Deaths.
During the year the number of East Ham residents dying was
1,400. This figure is equal to a death rate of 11.4 per 1,000
of the Registrar General's estimated population calculated
for the death rate. For the previous year the rate was 10.6.
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