London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
East Ham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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114 Inquests were held during the year. The following were the causes certified by the Coroner:—
| Under 1 year. | 1 — 5 | 5 — 15 | 15 — 25 | 25 — 65 | 65 and over. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns and Scalds | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Falls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Syncope | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Heart Failure | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Suicides | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Apoplexy | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Convulsions | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Want of proper attention at Birth.. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Drowning | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rupture of Aneurism | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Narcotic Poisoning.. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Under Chloroform | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |