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West Ham 1937

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

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The rates for the two main groups—accidents and suicides
respectively—are not given in the table as they may tend to be
based on small numbers. The accident rates are, however, very
low considering the industrial nature of the area. This applies
especially to females—a point upon which the Registrar-General
commented recently.

Table XXXIV. Deaths from violence.

PeriodWest Ham: No. of deaths.All violence. Crude death-rates per 1.000 living
Accidents, etc.SuicideWest HamEngland and Wales
MaleFemalePersonsMaleFe-m'lsPersonsMaleFemalePersonsMaleFemalePersons
1891-1895622720.630.9370.3650.642
1896-1900992560.840.9160.3640.631
1901-1905752-860.620.8570.3410.591
1906-19107421310.620.7990.3250.554
1911-19156032618647920990.950.380.660.8600.3160.576
1916-19206042308346533980.970.360.661.0080.2850.605
1921-1925412158570100331330.670.240.450.6600.26]0.452
1926-1930405142547105571620.680.250.460.7700.3180.534
1931-1935362121483125461710.700.230.460.7700.3460.550
19217641117258330.680.310.490.6510.2530.443
19227837115156210.620.270.440.6370.2530.436
19238231113262280.710.200.450.6670.2550.452
1924782098178250.610.170.390.6520.2660.451
19259829127179260.740.230.480.6940.2780.477
19268125106197260.650.200.420.6950.2910.484
19277223952317400.620.250.430.7530.3040.519
192883361191810280.680.290.480.7840.3280.546
19298726113216270.720.200.460.8000.3360.558
193082321142417410.720.320.510.8170.3300.563
19317827105298370.740.230.480.7590.3380.540
19327523982110310.680.220.450.7770.3290.544
19337823101287350.770.210.480.7900.3520.562
19346728952413370.670.290.480.7820.3590.562
1935642084238310.660.200.420.7440.3530.540
19366336992213350.650.360.500.7500.3720.553
1937593291207270.620.290.450.7560.3710.556