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East Ham 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Deaths of Infants.
44 per cent. of the total number of deaths from all diseases
(1201) were those of children under one year of age, for out of a
total of 3,028 born, 529 died before reaching the age of one year.
The following table will record the ages at which the deaths occurred:—
| 1898. | 1899. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 428 | 529 |
| ,, over 1 „ and under 5 years | 145 | 169 |
| ,, ,, 5 years ,, 15 „ | 44 | 50 |
| ,, ,, 15 ,, ,, 25 ,, | 29 | 47 |
| ,, ,, 25 „ ,, 65 ,, | ||
| „ „ 65 „ | 102 | 124 |
| 964 |
The deaths of children under one year of age are still very
considerable.
Many samples of milk have been taken by the Inspector for
analysis, which will, I hope, help to secure good milk for these
infants.
Zymotic Death-Rate.
Two hundred and fifty-seven deaths were recorded from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and estimated on a population of 80,000, gives a Zymotic Death-rate of 3.2 per 1,000 per annum, as compared with 27 per 1,000 for 1898. They were as follows:—
| 1898. | 1899. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCARLET FEVER | 4 | 10 | under 5 year | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | over 5 ,, | 0 | |||
| DIPHTHERIA | 12 | 20 | under 5 ,, | 19 | 35 |
| 8 | over 5 ,, | 16 | |||
| CROUP | 3 | 3 | under 5 ,, | 3 | |
| 0 | over 5 ,, | 1 | 4 | ||
| TYPHOID FEVER | 1 | 10 | under 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | over 5 | 16 | |||
| MEASLES | 32 | 33 | under 5 | 36 | 38 |
| 1 | over 5 | 2 | |||
| DIARRHŒA | 80 | 83 | under 5 ,, | 137 | 139 |
| 3 | over 5 ,, | 2 | |||
| WHOOPING COUGH | 33 | 33 | under 5 | 24 | 24 |
| over 5 ,, | 0 | ||||
| SMALL POX | nil. | — | nil. | ||
| 192 | 257 | ||||