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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 XXXII. Deaths from heart disease.
| 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 | ||
| 1886-1890 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.411 | 1.518 | 1.608 | 1.564 |
| 1891-1895 | — | — | 1,145 | — | — | 1.05 | 1.424 | 1.508 | 1.598 | 1.555 |
| 1896-1900 | — | — | 1,548 | — | — | 1.24 | 1.350 | 1.489 | 1.542 | 1.517 |
| 1901-1905 | — | — | 1,368 | — | — | 1.00 | 1.285 | 1.416 | 1.481 | 1.450 |
| 1906-1910 | — | — | 1,402 | — | - | 0.99 | 1.211 | 1.404 | 1.439 | 1.422 |
| 1911-1915 | 768 | 884 | 1,652 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.415 | 1.485 | 1.498 | 1.492 |
| 1916-1920 | 776 | 846 | 1,622 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1:607 | 1.683 | 1.465 | 1.562 |
| 1921-1925 | 835 | 954 | 1,789 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.41 | 1.663 | 1.486 | 1.582 | 1.537 |
| 1926-1930 | 1,254 | 1,422 | 2,676 | 1.66 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 2.281 | 1.981 | 2.072 | 2.028 |
| 1931-1935 | 1,692 | 1,838 | 3,530 | 2.45 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.990 | 2.655 | 2.660 | 2.658 |
| 1921 | 156 | 180 | 336 | 1.05 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.561 | 1.381 | 1.451 | 1.418 |
| 1922 | 157 | 171 | 328 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.701 | 1.512 | 1.619 | 1.568 |
| 1923 | 182 | 202 | 384 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.596 | 1.430 | 1.528 | 1.481 |
| 1924 | 166 | 164 | 330 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.687 | 1.510 | 1.616 | 1.565 |
| 1925 | 174 | 237 | 411 | 1.12 | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.708 | 1.596 | 1.694 | 1.647 |
| 1926 | 208 | 233 | 441 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.790 | 1.606 | 1.691 | 1.650 |
| 1927 | 216 | 262 | 478 | 1.41 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 2.005 | 1.774 | 1.891 | 1.835 |
| 1928 | 261 | 275 | 536 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.l-11 | 1.893 | 2.004 | 1.951 |
| 1929 | 289 | 357 | 646 | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2.10 | 2.923 | 2.373 | 2.493 | 2.436 |
| 1930 | 280 | 295 | 575 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.506 | 2.252 | 2.274 | 2.264 |
| 1931 | 340 | 375 | 715 | 2.35 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 2.856 | 2.503 | 2.564 | 2.535 |
| 1932 | 302 | 323 | 625 | 2.14 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.907 | 2.550 | 2.565 | 2.558 |
| 1933 | 311 | 347 | 658 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.33 | 3.062 | 2.656 | 2.700 | 2.679 |
| 1934 | 365 | 415 | 780 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 2.82 | 3.010 | 2.716 | 2.671 | 2.693 |
| 1935 | 374 | 378 | 752 | 2.83 | 2.73 | 2.78 | 3.122 | 2.847 | 2.797 | 2.821 |
| 1936 | 404 | 418 | 822 | 3.11 | 3.07 | 3.09 | 3.426 | 3.153 | 3.051 | 3.100 |
| 1937 | 384 | 403 | 787 | 3.03 | 3.04 | 3.03 | 3.501 | 3.193 | 3.085 | 3.137 |
65 years. Relatively speaking, aneurysm claimed its victims at
an earlier age than did the arterio-sclerotic group of diseases.
The number of cases of senile gangrene which were certified
was 6, 3 being males and 3 females. All occurred above the
age of 55 years.
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