Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table V.
Deaths from scarlet fever (all ages).
(Rates based upon less than 20 deaths are printed in
| Period | West Ham No. of deaths | Crude death rates per 1,000 living | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | England and Wales | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | |
| 1876-1880 | — | — | 327 | — | — | 0.56 | 0.716 | 0.648 | 0.681 |
| 1881-1885 | — | — | 391 | — | — | 0.54 | 0.451 | 0.419 | 0.435 |
| 1886-1890 | — | — | 238 | — | — | 0.26 | 0.248 | 0.234 | .0.241 |
| 1891-1895 | — | — | 257 | — | — | 0.23 | 0.186 | 0.179 | 0.182 |
| 1896-1900 | — | — | 140 | — | — | 0.11 | 0.140 | 0.129 | 0.134 |
| 1901-1905 | — | 171 | — | — | 0.13 | 0.132 | 0.121 | 0.126 | |
| 1906-1910 | — | — | 218 | — | — | 0.15 | 0.091 | 0.082 | 0.086 |
| 1911-1915 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.065 | 0.059 | 0.062 |
| 1916-1920 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 0.02 | 0.037 | 0.030 | 0.033 | ||
| 1921-1925 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | |
| 1926-1930 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 0.02 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.017 | ||
| 1931-1935 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0.017 | |
| 1921 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.035 | 0.034 | 0.034 | |||
| 1922 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.036 | 0.037 | 0.036 | |||
| 1923 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.027 | 0.024 | 0.026 | |||
| 1924 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.022 | 0.023 | 0.023 | |||
| 1925 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.026 | 0.025 | 0.025 | |||
| 1926 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.019 | 0.016 | 0.017 | |||
| 1927 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.015 | |||
| 1928 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.014 | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||
| 1929 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.018 | |||
| 1930 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.019 | |||
| 1931 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.014 | |||
| 1932 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.013 | |||
| 1933 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.018 | |||
| 1934 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | |||
| 1935 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.014 | |||
| 1936 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.013 | 0.012 | 0.012 | |||
| 1937 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.009 | |||