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West Ham 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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The Deaths numbered 3.428, viz., 1799 Males, 1,629 Females,
giving a Death Rate of 10.7 (Eng. and Wales 12,2).
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, child birth:—
From Sepsis 8
From other causes 12
Maternal Mortality 2.85
Infant Mortality (Deaths of Infants under one year of
age per 1,000 births) 65.98
(Eng. and Wales) 75. 0
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 32
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 81
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 93

Vital Statistics of the Wards of the Borough during 1925.

Wards.Births.Birth Kate.Deaths.Death Kate.Infant Deaths.Infant Mortality per 1,000 birthsNatural increase Births over Deaths.Estimated population middle of 1925.
New Town40120.3526613.50225413519,702
Forest Gate31415.4524812.2022706620,316
High Street48625.081809.28316330619,376
Broadway31819.8719212.00319712616,000
Park25515.6216710.2311438816,318
Upton27314.8319210.4314518118,405
Plashet Road30618.4516610.00165211016,585
West Ham36119.4220110.84256916018,537
Plaistow47521.162169.62306325922,442
Bemersyde23315.131419.1614609215,393
Canning Town & Grange65025.5628311.12517836725,430
Hudsons48322.5423611.01255124721,423
Ordnance58127.1421810.18345836321,407
Beckton56626.6021510.10427435121,278
Tidal Basin77933.4927911.99688750023,256
CustomHouse & Silvertown53623.6822810.07275030822,632
County Borough7,01722.033.42810.746365 983,589318,500