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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
1951
Area of Borough 4,689 acres
Population (R.G.'s mid-year estimate) 170,100
Live Births 2,934
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 17.2
Stillbirths 67
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births) 22
Deaths 1,995
Death rate (per 1,000 population) 11.7
Deaths of infants under 1 year 74
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) 25.2
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age 43
Neonatal death rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) 14.6
Maternal deaths 2
Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live & stillbirths) 0.6
VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and Deaths.
| Cases | Case rate per 1,000 population | Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 282 | 1.66 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 0.03 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 214 | 1.26 | - | - |
| Pood Poisoning | 54 | 0.32 | - | - |
| Measles | 4011 | 23.58 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 3 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.01 |
| -do- (non-paralytic) | 7 | 0.04 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1085 | 6.38 | 4 | 0.02 |
| Meningococcal Infections | 5 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.01 |
| typhoid and Para Typhoid Fevers Pneumonia: | - | - | - | |
| Acute, primary and influenzal | 147 | 0.86 | ||
| All forms | - | - | 125 | 0.73 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | 189 | 1.11 |
| Tuberculosis: | ||||
| Respiratory | 192 | 1.13 | 50 | O.29 |
| Other forms | 18 | 0.10 | 8 | 0.05 |
| Cancer | • | - | 360 | 2.11 |