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West Ham 1937

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

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Table: Table VII.Deaths prom diphtheria and membranous croup (all ages). (Rates based upon less than 20 deaths are printed in italictype)

Table VII.

Deaths prom diphtheria and membranous croup (all ages). (Rates based upon less than 20 deaths are printed in italictype)

PeriodWest Ham No. of deathsCrude death rates per 1,000 living
West HamEngland and Wales
MalesFemalesPersonsMalesFemalesPersonsMalesFemalesPersons
1876-1s80——47——0.080.1170.1270.122
1881-1885——158——0.220.1520.1610.157
1886-1890——231——0.250.1640.1750.170
1891-1895——637——0.580.2530.2540.253
1896-1900——866——0.690.2750.2700.272
1901-1905——509——0.370.2050.2030.204
1906-1910——319——0.230.1530.1540.154
1911-19151061222280.150.160.160.1440.1370.140
1916-19202061743800.300.240.270.1570.1330.143
1921-192570841540.090.100.100.0900.0860.088
1926-193067931600.090.120.100.0810.0790.080
1931-193576891650.110.120.120.0770.0740.076
19211319320.090.120.100.1270.1250.126
19222024440 130.150.140.1120.1020.107
19231314270.080.090.090.0720.0700.071
19241716330.110.100.100.0650.0640.065
1925711180.050.070.060.0720.0700.071
192676130.050.040.040.0760.0770.077
19271921400.120.130.130.0710.0680.070
19281123340.070.150.110.0840.0780.081
19291722390.110.140.130.0860.0880.087
19301321340.090.140.110.0900.0850.088
193147110.030.050.040.0700.0640.067
193248120.030.050.040.0580.0580.058
19332826540.200.180.190.0670.0650.066
19342425490.180.180.180.1020.1000.101
19351623390.120.170.140.0880.0840.086
193678150.050.060.060.0780.0730.075
1937612180.050.090.070.0700.0740.072

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