London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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East Ham 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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28th October.—St. Stephens Road; aged 42 years; drain
tested — no defects; premises in fair condition. Died 29th
October.
3rd November—Skeffington Road; aged 25 years; defective
drain ventilator. Died 14th November.
8th November.—York Villas. Southboro Road; aged 23
years ; drain tested—no defects; no cover to cistern; no dust bin.
Died 9th November.
9th November.—New Winifred Road; aged 34 years; drain
choked; roof defective. Died 9th November.
16th November.—Claremont Street, North Woolwich; aged
25 years; drain tested—no defects; premises in fair condition.
Died 16th November.
17th November.—Rosebery Avenue; aged 27 years; drain
tested—no defects; premises in fair condition. Died 19th
November.
4th December,—Arthur Street; aged 33 years drain tested
—no defects; piemises in fair condition. Died 3rd December
Diarrhœa.
Eighty-three deaths were attributed to Diarrhœa; 80 of these
cases were under the age of five years, and 3 over, and all the
deaths occurred during August and September. I submitted a
Report in November, of which the following is a copy.