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

View report tables

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Ham 1907

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

Published
1908
Pages
116
Tables
67

This page requires JavaScript

67 tables in this report

  • Page -
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
    Rates per 1,000 of Population.Rate per 1,000 Registered Births.
    Births.Deaths.Zymotic Deaths.Infant Mortality.
  • Page 4
    number of inmates as existed when the last Census was taken, the following figures were obtained:—
  • Page 5
    The following table gives the area and number of persons per acre in each ward and in the Borough:—
    Area in Acres.No. of Persons per Acre.
  • Page 5
    The following table gives the Births and Birth-rates for the Borough and for each Ward:—
    Ward.Births.Rate per 1,000 of Population.
  • Page 7
    TABLE 1. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1907 and ten previous Years:—
    YearPopulation estimated to Middle of each Year.BIRTHS.Total Deaths Registered in the Borough.Total Deaths in Public Institution in the Borough.Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the BoroughDeaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the Borough.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the Borough.
    Number.Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
  • Page 8
    The following table gives the deaths and nett death rates for each ward. The death late for the previous year is also given for purpose of comparison:—
    WARD.DEATHS.DEATH RATE.DEATH RATE (1906).
  • Page 10
    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
  • Page 11
    The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the seven chief Zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    Disease.19031904190519061907
  • Page 12
    The following table gives the total number of cases notifiec and the rate per 1 ,000 of population during each of the past five years:—
    1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
  • Page -
    TABLE SHEWING NOTIFICATIONS OF EACH INFECTIOUS DISEASE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS—1903-1907:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Small Pox.Totals.
    190319041905190619071903190419051906190719031904190519061907190319041905190619071903190419051906190719031904190519061907190319041905190619071903190419051906190719031904190519061907
  • Page 14
    The total notification rate per 1,000 of population for each Ward during the past three years has been as follows:—
    1905.1906.1907.
  • Page 15
    The cases of Small Pox in the Borough during the past ten years have been as follows:—
    Year.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 17
    The following table gives the number of cases notified, the attack rate per 1,000 of population, and the Case Mortality of this disease during the past five years:—
    Population.Cases Notified.Attack rate per 1,000 of Population.Mortality per 100 Cases Notified.
  • Page 18
    The following table gives the number of cases notified, the attack rate per 1,000 of population, and the Mortality per cent. notified of this disease during the past five years:—
    Population.Cases Notified.Attack rate per 1,000 of Population.Mortality per 100 Cases Notified.
  • Page 19
    The following particulars as to the probable sources of infection were obtained: —
    Number of Cases.PROBABLE SOURCES OF INFECTION.
  • Page 19
    The Death-rate from this disease was only 0.01 per 1,000 of population. The rate for England and Wales being 0.07, and that of the 76 Great Towns 0.07 per 1,000 of population. The following table gives the cases notified, the attack rate per 1,000 of population, and the Mortality per cent notified during the past five years:—
    Cases Notified.Attack rate per 1,000 of Population.Mortality per 100 Cases Notified.
  • Page 22
    The following table gives the number of Births and the Rate of Infantile mortality for each quarter of the year for the past five years:—
    YEAR.PERIOD.NUMBER OF BIRTHS.INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE.
  • Page 25
    The parts of the body principally attacked and the age and sex distribution of the cases are shown in the following tables :—
    MALES.25-6565 and overTotal
    Under 1 year.1-55-1515-25
  • Page 25
    It is frequently stated that during recent years Malignant disease has become increasingly prevalent, the figures (though they are too small to be of much value) relating to the Borough during the past five years do not bear out this statement, the Death-rates per 1,000 of population for the past five years being as follows:—
  • Page 28
    114 Inquests were held during the year. The following were the causes certified by the Coroner:—
    Under 1 year.1 — 55 — 1515 — 2525 — 6565 and over.Total.
  • Page 31
    483 examinations were made during the year. The following table gives a list of the diseases or materials investigated, and for whom the examinations w re made
    Medical PractitionersHospital &M.O.H.Schools.Totals.
  • Page 33
    1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary lnspec???s.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 33
    2—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 34
    3__HOME WORK.
    nature of work.outworkers' lists, section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' PremisesOUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109 & no.
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the Year.Once in the Year.InstancesNotices Served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, no.)
    Received from other CouncilsForwarded to other Councils.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
  • Page 35
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS. 5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.ClassNumber.
  • Page 36
    During the year ended 31st December, 1907, the number of samples taken and the results of analysis were as follows:—
    Article.Number Submitted.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.
  • Page 37
    Proceedings were instituted in 32 cases, with the following results:—
    Article.Extent of Adulteration.Court.Penalty.
  • Page 39
    PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. The following list gives the Parks and chief Open Spaces in the Borough, and their acreage:—
    Beckton & North Woolwich Ward Beckton Park 12 acres.
  • Page 42
    METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1907. Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed I-foot above ground, 12.5-feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5-feet from the ground.
    Months.Temperature of Air during the Month.Moan Temperature of Air.Rainfall.
    Highest.Lowest.Mean ofNo. of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 inches and over.Total fall in inches.Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days.Greatest fall in 24 hoursDate of greatest fall.
    All Highest.All Lowest
  • Page 43
    TABLE 1. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1907 and ten previous Years:-
    YearPopulation estimated to Middle of each Year.BIRTHS.Total Deaths Registered in the Borough.Total Deaths in Public Institution in the Borough.Deaths of Non-residents registered | in Public Institutions in the BoroughDeaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the Borough.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the Borough.
    Number.Rate°.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.1Number.Rate.*
  • Page 44
    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Wards in 1907 and previous years :
    Whole District.Beckton & North Woolwich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.
    YeaR.Population estimated to middle of each yearBirths registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 45
    TABLE III. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Ward.
    At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.Beckton and North Wool wich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total.Beckton and North Woolwich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.plashetWardTotal.
  • Page 46
    TABLE IV.
    Schedule Number.Causes of Death in East Ham during year ending December 31st, 1907.Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the Borough,Deaths of all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Wards, whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Total Deaths in Public institutions in the Borough.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Beckton & N. W'wich.central East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.Residents.Non- Residents.
  • Page 47
    Continued from previous page...
    Schedule Number.Causes of Death in East Ham During year ending December 31st, 1907.Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Wards. whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Total Deaths in Public Tnstitu-tions in the Borough.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwardsBeckton & N W'wich.Central East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.Residents.Non- Residents.
  • Page 48
    Continued from previous page...
    Schedule Number.Causes of Death in East Ham during year ending December 31st, 1907.Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Deaths at all Ages of " Residents " belonging to Wards, whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15,15 and under 25,25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Beckton & N. W'wich.Central East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.Residents.Non- Residents.
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    Schedule Number.Causes of Death in East Ham during Year ending December 31st, 1907.Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Wards, whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Beckton & N. W'wich.Central East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.Residents.Non. Residents.
  • Page 50
    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age .
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 [ Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
  • Page 53
    The following table gives the total number of patients under treatment during the year and the Death-rate from each disease:—
    DISEASE.In Hospital, Dec. 31st, 1906.Admitted, 1907.Total under treatment, 1907.Discharged.Died.Mortality per cent, of completed cases.Remaining in Hospital, Dec. 31st, 1907.
  • Page 54
    The following complications occurred amongst the. 572 cases of Scarlet Fever under treatment during the year:—
    Complications.Number of Cases.Operations Performed.
  • Page 55
    The following table gives particulars of the diseases and conditions associated with Scarlet Fever which were admitted during the year:—
    Scarlet Fever associated withDiphtheria23 cases.
  • Page 56
    The number of cases treated in Hospital and the death-rate from this disease during the past five years have been as follows: —
    Year.No. of Cases Treated.Mortality per cent. of completed Cases.
  • Page 57
    The complications arising amongst the 244 cases of Diphtheria under treatment during the year were as follows:—
    Complications.Number of Cases.Operations Performed.
  • Page 57
    33 Patients were admitted suffering from Diphtheria associated with some other affection or disease. The following table gives particulars of these:-
  • Page 58
    The number of cases treated and the death-rate per cent, for the past five years is as follows:—
    Year.No. of Cases Treated.Case Mortality per cent.
  • Page 58
    Of the 12 cases of Enteric under treatment several were seriously ill, and the following complications occurred:—
    Complications.Number of Cases.Operation Performed.
  • Page 60
    The following particulars are given of these cases:—
    Sex.Age.Days in Hospital.NOTES.
  • Page 62
    Notified as suffering from:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric.Hospital Diagnosis.
  • Page 64
    WARDS.
    Enteric.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.
  • Page 64
    Establishment and Maintenance Charges, 1st April, 1906, to 31st March, 1907. ESTABLISHMENT CHARGES.
    £s.d.
  • Page 65
    PATIENTS' EXPENSES.
    £s.d.
  • Page 65
    Continued from previous page...
    Days.Avrerage days each in Hospital.
  • Page 67
    The schools chiefly affected by the above two diseases were as follows, arranged in order according to the number of cases occurring in each:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
  • Page 68
    4. Other Infectious Diseases.—The following cases were reported to me by the school teachers:—
  • Page 77
    Continued from previous page...
    I.II.III.IV.
  • Page 80
    Inspection of the Borough and Abatement of Nuisances.—In investigating complaints lodged, notification of Infectious Diseases received, house-to-house inspections, &c., 4410 primary inspections were made as under:—
    Beckton and N. Woolwich Ward.Central East Ward.Central West Ward.Manor Park Ward.Plashet East Ward.Plashet West Ward.Total.
  • Page 81
    As a result of the inspections made 3522 nuisances were discovered. The following table sets forth their nature:—
    Beckton & N. Woolwich WardCentral East WardCentral WestWardManor Park WardPlashet East WardPlashet WestWardTotal.
  • Page 82
    Continued from previous page...
    Beckton & N. Woolwich WardCentral East WardCentral WestWardManor Park WardPlashet East WardPlashet WestWardTotal.
  • Page 85
    Continued from previous page...
    Date.Address.Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 91
    DUST COLLECTION. NUMBER OF LOADS COLLECTED DURING 1907 FROM:—
    Beckton and North Woolw'h Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total Loads Collected per Month.
  • Page 93
    Complaints were received in the different wards as follows:—
    Beckton and North Woolwich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total.
  • Page 96
    Table showing the Localities in which certain Diseases of a Zymotic character occurred during the year 1907.
    LOCALITY.No. of Occupied Houses. June, 1507.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 97
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.No. of Occupied Houses, June, 1907Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 98
    Continued from previous page...
    locality.No. of Occupied Houses, June, 1907.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoic FeverErysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 99
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.No. of Occupied Houses, June, 1907.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 100
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.No, of Occupied Houses. June, 1997.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 101
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.No. of Occupied Houses, June, 1907.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.
  • Page 102
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.No. of Occupied Houses, June, 1907.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous CroupTyphoid Fever.Fry sipelas.Puerperal Fever.