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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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T able XIX (a).
D eaths and death rates from all causes.
| Year | West Ham deaths | Crude death rate per 1,000 population | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | London Persons | England and Wales | ||||||||
| Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | ||
| 1876 | - | - | 1,682 | - | - | 15.4 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 20.9 |
| 1877 | - | - | 1,817 | - | - | 16.1 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 18.9 | 20.3 |
| 1878 | - | - | 2,147 | - | - | 18.6 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 20.3 | 21.6 |
| 1879 | - | - | 2,113 | - | - | 17.5 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 19.6 | 20.7 |
| 1880 | - | - | 2,371 | - | - | 19.1 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 20.5 |
| 1881 | - | - | 2,409 | - | - | 18.7 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 17.8 | 18.9 |
| 1882 | _ | - | 2,586 | - | - | 18.9 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 19.6 |
| 1883 | - | - | 2,693 | — | — | 18.7 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 19.6 |
| 1884 | _- | - | 3,057 | — | — | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 19.7 |
| 1885 | — | — | 3,503 | — | — | 22.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 19.2 |
| 1886 | - | - | 3,151 | - | - | 18.9 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 19.5 |
| 1887 | — | — | 3,286 | — | — | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| 1888 | - | — | 2,848 | — | — | 15.6 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 18.1 |
| 1889 | - | — | 2,883 | — | — | 15.2 | 17.5 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 18.2 |
| 1890 | - | — | 3,977 | — | — | 20.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 19.5 |
| 1891 | - | - | 3,952 | - | - | 19.1 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 20.2 |
| 1892 | - | - | 4,019 | - | - | 18.9 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 |
| 1893 | - | — | 4,565 | — | — | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 19.2 |
| 1894 | - | — | 4,026 | — | — | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 16.6 |
| 1895 | — | — | 4,656 | — | — | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 17.7 | 18.7 |
| 1896 | - | - | 4,395 | - | - | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 17.1 |
| 1897 | - | - | 4,486 | - | - | 18.4 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 17.4 |
| 1898 | - | — | 4,594 | — | — | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 17.5 |
| 1899 | - | — | 5,213 | — | — | 20.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 17.2 | 18.2 |
| 1900 | - | — | 5,156 | — | — | 19.6 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 18.2 |
| 1901 | 2,571 | 2,339 | 4,910 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 15.8 | 16.9 |
| 1902 | 2,560 | 2,298 | 4,858 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 2,387 | 2.007 | 4,394 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 15.5 |
| 1904 | 2,542 | 2,294 | 4,836 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 16.3 |
| 1905 | 2,392 | 2,182 | 4,574 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 15.3 |
| 1906 | 2,427 | 2,183 | 4,610 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1907 | 2,286 | 2,126 | 4,412 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| 1908 | 2,281 | 2,083 | 4,364 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| 1909 | 2,285 | 2,150 | 4,435 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 14.6 |
| 1910 | 1,983 | 1,790 | 3,773 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 |