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East Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CORRECTED DEATH-RATE.
Before any comparison can be made between various
towns, correction must be made for varying age and sex distribution.
The age and sex distribution influences the death-rate in
East Ham on account of an excess of young people. The
corrected death-rate for last year is equal to 9.0 per 1,000 of
population.
WARD DEATH-RATES.
The number of deaths and the death.rate in each of the wards are given in the following table. For purposes of comparison the death.rate for the previous year is also given:—
| Ward. | Deaths. | Death.rate. (1910). | Death.rate. (1909). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckton and North Woolwich | 132 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
| Central— East | 220 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Central— West | 281 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
| Manor Park | 275 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| Plashet— East | 192 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Plashet— West | 230 | 8.2 | 8.4 |
| BOROUGH | 1,330 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
One only was recorded, stated by the Registrar to be due
to syncope and old age, as compared with two deaths for iyoy.
INQUESTS.
82 Inquests were held during the year. The following
were the causes certified by the Coroner:—