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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XXXI.
Deaths from respiratory diseases (excluding phthisis).
| Period | West Ham No. of deaths | Crude death-rates per 1,000 living | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | London (both sexes) | England and "Wales | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | ||
| 1876-1880 | — | — | 1,911 | — | — | 3.23 | 4.679 | 4.333 | 3.599 | 3.956 |
| 1881-1885 | — | — | 2,642 | — | — | 3.67 | 4.242 | 4.084 | 3.367 | 3.716 |
| 1886-1890 | — | — | 3,451 | — | — | 3.79 | 4.166 | 4.136 | 3.422 | 3.768 |
| 1891-1895 | — | — | 4,707 | — | — | 4.30 | 4.381 | 4.059 | 3.408 | 3.723 |
| 1896-1900 | — | — | 4,756 | — | — | 3.80 | 3.449 | 3.424 | 2.793 | 3.098 |
| 1901-1905 | — | — | 4,553 | — | — | 3.34 | 3.072 | 3.051 | 2.509 | 2.771 |
| 1906-1910 | — | — | 4,272 | — | — | 3.02 | 2.813 | 2.789 | 2.314 | '2.544 |
| 1911-1915 | 2,482 | 2,217 | 4,699 | 3.46 | 2.97 | 3.21 | 2.822 | 2.743 | 2.186 | 2.452 |
| 1916-1920 | 2,803 | 2,253 | 5,056 | 4.05 | 3.13 | 3.58 | 2.878 | 3.179 | 2.145 | 2.603 |
| 1921-1925 | 2,249 | 1,953 | 4,202 | 2.95 | 2.43 | 2.68 | 2.258 | 2.295 | 1.831 | 2.053 |
| 1926-1930 | 1,698 | 1,466 | 3,164 | 2.25 | 1.85 | 2.05 | 1.883 | 1.952 | 1.499 | 1.716 |
| 1931-1935 | 1,254 | 982 | 2,236 | 1.81 | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.467 | 1.536 | 1.181 | 1.351 |
| 1921 | 447 | 338 | 785 | 3.00 | 2.14 | 2.56 | 2.233 | 2.212 | 1.722 | 1.956. |
| 1922 | 612 | 544 | 1,156 | 4.05 | 3.42 | 3.73 | 2.739 | 2.572 | 2.065 | 2.307 |
| 1923 | 371 | 293 | 664 | 2.42 | 1.82 | 2.11 | 1.930 | 2.102 | 1.653 | 1.867 |
| 1924 | 458 | 429 | 887 | 2.96 | 2.64 | 2.79 | 2.285 | 2.359 | 1.924 | 2.132 |
| 1925 | 361 | 349 | 710 | 2.33 | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.103 | 2.234 | 1.788 | 2.001 |
| 1926 | 331 | 316 | 647 | 2.15 | 1.95 | 2.05 | 1.895 | 1.961 | 1.530 | 1.736 |
| 1927 | 389 | 345 | 734 | 2.53 | 2.13 | 2.33 | 1.995 | 2.164 | 1.720 | 1.933 |
| 1928 | 300 | 233 | 533 | 2.01 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 1.680 | 1.744 | 1.289 | 1.507 |
| 1929 | 444 | 379 | 823 | 2.96 | 2.40 | 2.68 | 2.491 | 2.358 | 1.871 | 2.104 |
| 1930 | 234 | 193 | 427 | 1.59 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.351 | 1.539 | 1.088 | 1.304 |
| 1931 | 333 | 263 | 596 | 2.30 | 1.73 | 2.01 | 1.701 | 1.795 | 1.422 | 1.601 |
| 1932 | 264 | 194 | 458 | 1.87 | 1.31 | 1.58 | 1.450 | 1.521 | 1.218 | 1.363 |
| 1933 | 246 | 202 | 448 | 1.78 | 1.40 | 1.58 | 1.455 | 1.564 | 1.237 | 1.394 |
| 1934 | 242 | 193 | 435 | 1.79 | 1.37 | 1.58 | 1.508 | 1.441 | 1.051 | 1.238 |
| 1935 | 169 | 130 | 299 | 1.28 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.150 | 1.364 | 0.977 | 1.163 |
| 1936 | 195 | 173 | 368 | 1.50 | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.426 | 1.457 | 1.026 | 1.233 |
| 1937 | 253 | 191 | 444 | 2.00 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 1.460 | 1.500 | 1.064 | 1.273 |
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