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East Ham 1909

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

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It will be noticed that for the Country generally, the male
death-rate from Tuberculosis of the lungs is about half as
much again as the female. That the male death-rate from
"other forms of Tuberculosis" is very little greater than the
female.
The death-rate among children under five from "other
forms of Tuberculosis" is exceedingly heavy.

Table: The following Tables give the average mortality rates per annum per million persons living during ten years, 1898 to.1907, from Tuberculosis of the Lung and other forms of Tuberculosis in England and Wales, and the large towns with over 100,000 population, also in four largest Scotch towns, and in the County of London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.

The following Tables give the average mortality rates per annum per million persons living during ten years, 1898 to.1907, from Tuberculosis of the Lung and other forms of Tuberculosis in England and Wales, and the large towns with over 100,000 population, also in four largest Scotch towns, and in the County of London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.

Towns.Estimated Population (1907)Tuberculosis of Lung.Other forms of Tuberculosis.
Males all ages.Females all ages.Males all ages.Females all ages.Children under five.
England and Wales34,945,6001,4451,0335824872,839
Birkenhead118,4411,6111,2403362341,820
Birmingham553,1551,8188864943942,354
Blackburn134,4381,3308837375723,956
Bolton182,9171,7481,0944713442,549
Bradford290,3231,6169205614202,550
Brighton129,0231,8891,0216574373,062
Bristol367,9791,233981——1,681
Burnley103,9471,5681.1454463362,627
Cardiff187,6201,3411,1626605852,976
Croydon154,3421,2937815284322,605
East Ham136,4218277184194372,070