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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Statistical and Social Conditions of the Area.
| Area (in statute acres) land and water | 3,324 |
| Population. Census—1931 | 142,394 |
| Estimated civilian population—1946 | 113,570 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1946 according to rate books) (Including tenements and shops) Approximately | 30,000 |
| Rateable value at 31st December, 1946 | £706,908 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate for the year 1946 | £2,758 |
| Total | For Birth Rate Males Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,469 | 1,274 | 1,195 | |||
| Illegitimate | 108 | 63 | 45 | ||||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 62 | 30 | 32 | |||
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Deaths—Total 1,212. | Males 660. | Females 552. | |||||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— | |||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 2 | 0.75 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0.75 | |||||
Deaths of infants under one year of age
All infants per 1,000 live births 30
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 31
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 18
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 225
Death from Measles (all ages) —
Death from Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Death from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 8