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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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Deaths in public institutions. Table XXII. shows particulars
of the deaths which took place in the public institutions in
the County Borough area during- 1937.
T able XXII.
D eaths in public institutions. 1937.
| Under one year | One year and upwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Council's Institutions. | ||
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 44 | 587 |
| Central Home | — | 407 |
| Harold Wood Hospital | — | 33 |
| Dagenham Sanatorium | — | 56 |
| West Ham Mental Hospital | — | 73 |
| Plaistow Fever Hospital | 11 | 37 |
| Forest Gate Hospital | 11 | 24 |
| Deaths in other institutions. | ||
| Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End | 14 | 52 |
| St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow | 14 | 21 |
| Plaistow Maternity Hospital | 14 | 4 |
| Royal Albert Dock Hospital | — | 10 |
| Children's Hospital, Balaam Street | 29 | 2 |
| Other places, e.g. docks, etc | — | 11 |
| Residents dying in outside institutions | 40 | 271 |
| Totals | 177 | 1,588 |
| Non-residents dying in West Ham institutions | 48 | 143 |
| Nett West Ham deaths occurring in institutions | 129 | 1.445 |
The above figures show that 50.66 per cent, of the deaths
of West Ham residents took place in public institutions.
NATURAL INCREASE OF THE POPULATION.
The natural increase of the population for any year is the
excess of births over deaths, and is normally expressed as an
increase per 1,000 of the estimated mid-year population of that
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