London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY 19 4 8
| Area of Borough | 4,689 acres |
| Population | 173,700 |
| Live births | 3,661 |
| Birth rate (per 1,000 population) | 21.0 |
| Stillbirths | 76 |
| Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births) | 20 |
| Deaths | 1,719 |
| Death rate (per 1,000 population | 9.9 |
| Deaths of infants under one year | 111 |
| Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 30 |
| Maternal deaths | 3 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 0.8 |
VARIOUS DISEASES:- Cases and Deaths.
| Cases | Case rate per l,000 popn. | Deaths | Death rate per 1.000 popn. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 483 | 2.78 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 41 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.01 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 ) | 0.02 | 1 | 0.005 |
| Para-typhoid | 1 ) | |||
| Measles | 1,712 | 9.86 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 652 | 3.75 | 6 | 0.03 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.01 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 6 | 0.03 | - | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years (xrate per 1,000 live births) | - | - | 11 | x3.00 |
| Pneumonia: | ||||
| Acute primary and Influenzal | 215 | 1.23 | 63 | 0.36 |
| All Forms | - | - | ||
| Bronchitis | - | - | 133 | 0.77 |
| Tuberculosis: | ||||
| Pulmonary | 192 | 1.10 | 95 | 0.55 |
| Other forms | 36 | 0.21 | 11 | 0.06 |
| Cancer | - | i | 293 | 1.73 |