Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Summary of Report for 1910.
Population, Census, 1901, 96,018. Persons per acre, 33.
Estimated Population, 1910, 156,208. Persons per acre, 47.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1901, 16,681.
Estimated Inhabited Houses, 1910, 24,286.
Births, 3,455. Birth.rate per 1,000, 22.1.
Deaths, 1,330. Death.rate per 1,000, 8.5.
Excess of Births over Deaths, 2,125.
Zymotic Death.rate, 0.67.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births, 90.
Total Rainfall, 23.6 inches.
Borough Isolation Hospital, Roman Road, East Ham.
Hospital for Small Pox, Dagenham (Joint Hospital).
Water Supply— Metropolitan Water Board.
Rates per 1,000 of Population. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. | |||
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Births. | Deaths. | Zymotic Deaths. | Infant Mortality. | |
England and Wales | 24.8 | 13.4 | 0.99 | 106 |
77 Great Towns | 25.0 | 13.4 | 1.23 | 115 |
London | 23.9 | 12.7 | 1.14 | 102 |
22.1 | 8.5 | 0.67 | 90 |