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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1954
| Area of Borough | 4,689 acres |
| Population (R.G's mid-year estimate) | 168,600 |
| Live Births | 2,742 |
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) | 16 .2 |
| Adjusted birth rate (per 1,000 population) | 14.7 |
| Stillbirths | 76 |
| Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births) | 26.9 |
| Deaths | 1,583 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | 9.3 |
| Adjusted death rate (per 1,000 population) | 10.8 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year | 59 |
| Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 21.5 |
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age | 41 |
| Neonatal death rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 14.9 |
| Maternal deaths | 2 |
| Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live & stillbirths) | 0.71 |
VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and Deaths
| Cases | Case rate per 1,000 population | Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 225 | 1.23 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 0.006 | - | - |
| Dysentery | 162 | 0.96 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 27 | 0.l6 | - | - |
| Measles | 71 | 0.42 | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (paralytic) | 5 | 0.03 | - | - |
| -do- (non-paralytic) | 3 | 0.02 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 163 | 0.97 | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | 8 | 0.05 | - | - |
| Typhoid and Para Typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia: | ||||
| Acute, primary and influenzal | 136 | 0.8l | ||
| All forms | - | - | 65 | 0.38 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | 95 | 0.56 |
| Tuberculosis: | ||||
| Respiratory | 167 | 0.99 | 27 | 0.16 |
| Other forms | 22 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Cancer | - | - | 352 | 2.09 |