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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| SOCIAL. | 1953 | 1954 |
|---|---|---|
| Area (in statute acres) land and water | 3,324 | 3,324 |
| Population. Census - April 1951 | 120,873 | 120,873 |
| Estimated civilian population - Mid-Year | 119,000 | 117,700 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of year according to rate books) (including tenements and shops)* | 34,148 | 34,715 |
| Rateable value at 31st December | £781,384 | £786,942 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate for the year | £3,172 | £3,192 |
* Excludes factories, cinemas, government properties, corporation properties (offices and works), utility undertakings and other miscellaneous heriditaments not actually occupied as dwellings.
| EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS. | 1953 | 1954 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | ||
| Live Births | (Legitimate | 779 | 765 | 1,544 | 798 | 686 | 1,484 |
| (Illegitimate | 28 | 34 | 62 | 20 | 22 | 42 | |
| Still Births | (Legitimate | 19 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| (Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Deaths | 569 | 525 | 1,094 | 605 | 538 | 1,143 | |
Deaths from Puerperal causes:-
| Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Births | |||
| 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — |
| Other Maternal Causes | 7 | 1 | 4.27 | 0.64 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 4.27 | 0.64 |
| 1953 | 1954 | |||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 28.5 | 19.6 | ||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 29.1 | 18.2 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 16.1 | 71.4 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 212 | 220 | ||