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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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STILL BIRTHS
The numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown In the following table, together with comfortable figures for the preceding three years:
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of still births Rate per 1,000 total births | 46 25.5 | 35 19.8 | 30 18.3 | 30 18.3 | 28 18.0 |
The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn In the following table-
TABLE 1
| Still births per 1,000 population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
| Englartd and Wales | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
| East Ham | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 |
BIRTHS
Details for 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown
below
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of live births registered | 1,609 | 1,606 | 1,526 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | 13.4 | 13.5 | 12.9 |
| Area comparability factor | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| Corrected birth rate | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Birth rate for England and Wales | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
DEATHS
Details of deaths of residents In 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown below j-
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths notified | 1,330 | 1,094 | 1,143 |
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 11.0 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.05 | 1.05 | |
| Corrected death rate | 11.4 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| Death rate for England and Wales | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Number of deaths occurring In institutions | 632 | 460 | 608 |
| (47.5%) | (42*) | (53.2*) | |
| Number of deaths occurring outside the borough | 568 | 361 | 524 |
| Number of non-residents dying in the borough | 66 | 62 | 59 |
Due to an error In the classification of Langthorne Hospital In the
course of a review by the Registrar General the deaths of East Ham residents
in that hospital were not accredited to this area. This has been corrected
for 1954 and succeeding years, but local records shown that 79 males and
88 females died in Langthorne Hospital during 1953. These figures should
be added to those above to show the actual deaths of residents during the
year.