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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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1945
Area of Borough | 4,689 acres | |
1945 | 1944 | |
Population (R.G.'s mid-year estimate) | 135,260 | 128,620 |
Live births—legitimate | 2,696 | 2,609 |
Live births—illegitimate | 229 | 185 |
—2,925 | — 2,794 | |
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) | 21.6 | 21.7 |
Stillbirths—legitimate | 66 | 53 |
Stillbirths—illegitimate | 6 | 7 |
-72 | — 60 | |
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 24 | 21 |
Number of deaths | 2,052 | 1,869 |
Death rate (per 1,000 population) | 15.2 | 14.5 |
Deaths of infants under one year | 112 | 120 |
Infantile mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 38 | 43 |
Maternal deaths: | ||
Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 1 |
Other causes | 5 | 3 |
Total maternal deaths | 6 | 4 |
Maternal death rate (per 1,000 live births) | 2.05 | 1.43 |
Maternal death rate (per 1,000 live and stillbirths) | 2.00 | 1.40 |
VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and deaths.
Cases | Case rate per 1,000 pop. | Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 pop. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | — | - | - | - |
Scarlet fever | 382 | 2.83 | l | 0.007 |
Diphtheria | 133 | 0.98 | 2 | 0.01 |
Enteric fever | 1 | 0.007 | - | - |
Measles | 2,403 | 17.77 | 4 | 0.03 |
Whooping cough | 131 | 0.97 | 1 | 0.007 |
Diarrhoea and enteritis under 2 years (rate per 1,000 live births) | - | - | 21 | 7.18 |
Pneumonia: | ||||
Acute primary and influenzal | 179 | 1.32 | - | - |
All forms | — | - | 80 | 0.59 |
Bronchitis | — | - | 167 | 1.23 |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 178 | 1.32 | 107 | 0.79 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 34 | 0.25 | 15 | 0.11 |
Cancer | - | 284 | 2.11 |