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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DEATHS IN WARDS - 1940.
| Cause of Death. | Manor Park. | Little Ilford | Wood garage | Plashet | Ken sington. | Castle | Central | Wall End. | Great field. | South | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 88 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 11 |
| 9. Influenza | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10. Measles | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oseophagus(M) uterus (F) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and duodenum | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 13 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 132 |
| 17. Diabetes. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| 18. Intracianial vascular lesions | 14 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 134 |
| 19. Heart Disease. | 38 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 54 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 44 | 393 |
| J 20. Other diseases of circulatory system. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 135 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 88 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 16 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under two years. | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 26. Appendicitis. | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 28. Nephritis. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 29. Puerperal and' post-abortive sepsis. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - . | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 30. Other natural causes. | — | - | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31. Premature Birth | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 13. |
| 32. Congenital Malformations , birth injury infantile diseases. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 33. Suicide. | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 34. Road Traffic accidents. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 35. Other violent causes. | 34 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 245 |
| 36. All other causes. | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 134 |
| . TOTAL; | 177 | 183 | 138 | 160 | 160 | 195 | 188 | 192 | 120 | 171 | 1,684 |