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East Ham 1905

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

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6
DEATHS.
During the year 1308 deaths were registered in the Borough,
771 males and 757 females. The deaths registered outside the
district of persons belonging to it numbered 220, giving a total of
1528 deaths.
There were also 3 deaths registered in the district of persons
not belonging to it. Excluding these, we have a total of 1525
deaths for the year and a Death Rate of 12.3 per 1000.
Corrected for age and sex distribution the rate is 13.2 per
1000.

The following table gives the Deaths and Death Rate of the Borough for the past five years. For purposes of comparison the rate for England and Wales is also given :—

Year.Deaths.Rate.England and Wales.
1901145715.116.9
1902124211.916.3
1903126511.415.4
1904161213.716.2
1905152512.315.2

It will be seen that the rate for the year is very satisfactory,
being 1.4 less than last year, and 2.9 less than that of England
and Wales.
WARD DEATH RATES.
Deaths. Death Rate.
Beckton and North Woolwich Ward 149 19.9
Central Ward—East 285 13.6
Central Ward—West 298 13.0
Manor Park Ward 337 12.2
Plashet Ward—East 194 9.9
Plashet Ward—West 262 10.9
It will be noticed that the Death-rate in the different Wards
varied considerably, Plashet Ward East heading the list with the
very low death-rate of 9.9, while Beckton and North Woolwich
had a rate more than twice this, namely, 19.9.