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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF OTHER AREAS.
Comparative figures for West Ham and for nineteen other
large urban areas are given in Table XXXIX. The main features
of this table may be summarised as follows: —
(a) Only six other towns—namely: Birmingham, Hull,
Liverpool, Newcastle, Stoke-on-Trent, and Sunderland—had a
higher birth rate than West Ham.
(b) As judged by the adjusted death rate, eight other towns
had a lower death rate than this area.
(c) Nine other towns had a lower death rate from pulmonary
tuberculosis.
(d) The infant mortality rate was the eighth lowest amongst
the towns quoted.
(e) Two other towns had a slightly lower death rate from
puerperal sepsis, but the maternal mortality rate from all causds
was the lowest of the towns quoted.
When considered in relation to the fact that West Ham is
almost entirely an industrial area, these results may be considered
as very satisfactory.
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