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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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SUMMARY OF REPORT
FOR 1909.
Population, Census, 1901, 96,018. Persons per acre, 33.
Estimated Population, 1909, 149,575. Persons par acre, 45.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1901, 16,681.
Estimated Inhabited Houses 1909, 23,547.
Births, 3,518. Birth-rate per 1,000, 23.5.
Deaths, 1,412. Death-rate per 1,000, 9.4.
Excess of Births over Deaths, 2,106.
Zymotic Death-rate, 1.25.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births, 95.
Total Rainfall, 24.1.
Borough Isolation Hospital, Roman Road, East Ham.
Hospital for Small Pox, Dagenham (Joint Hospital).
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
| Rates per 1,000 of Population. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Zymotic Deaths. | Infant. Mortality. | |
| England and Wales | 25.6 | 14.5 | 1.12 | 109 |
| 76 Great Towns | 257 | 14.7 | 1.42 | 118 |
| London | 24.4 | 14.0 | 1.30 | 107 |
| EAST HAM | 23.5 | 9.4 | 1.25 | 95 |