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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Although there has been a severe epidemic of Measles
during the year, there have only been three deaths of children
under one year. Also one from Scarlet Fever and one from
Diphtheria.
The following table gives the rate of infantile mortality and other allied statistics for each Ward in the Borough for 1910:—
| Borough. | Beckton & North W.lwich. | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 156,208 | 13,988 | 28,743 | 28,994 | 32,683 | 23,974 | 27,826 |
| Births | 3,455 | 416 | 696 | 662 | 757 | 401 | 523 |
| Birth.rate | 221 | 297 | 243 | 22.8 | 231 | 16.7 | 18.8 |
| Deaths | 1,330 | 132 | 220 | 281 | 275 | 192 | 230 |
| Death.rate | 8.5 | 9.4 | 76 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Deaths under 1 year | 312 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 75 | 39 | 36 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 90 | 110 | 82 | 89 | 99 | 97 | 69 |
| Death.rate per 1,000 births from Diarr. hœal diseases | 12 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Death.rate per 1,000 births from "Wasting diseases" | 63 | 65 | 33 | 45 | 41 | 57 | 27 |
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
The number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic
Diseases was 105. This equals a mortality rate of 0.67 per
1,000 of population.
The following table gives the number of deaths from each
of the seven Chief Zymotic Diseases during the past five
years:—