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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INQUESTS.
136 INQUESTS WERE HELD. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION WAS HELD ON 65 CASES | ||
The following were the causes certified by Coroners:— | ||
Accident | 52 | |
Heart Disease | 17 | |
Pneumonia | 7 | |
Suicide | 12 | |
Bronchitis | 3 | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | |
Want of proper attention at birth | 4 | |
Convulsions | 2 | |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 14 | |
Found Drowned | 4 | |
Status Lymphaticus | 4 | |
Murder | 1 | |
Snake Bite | 1 | |
Other Causes | 14 | |
INFANTILE MORTALITY. | ||
226 deaths of Infants under one year of age | occurred in the | |
Borough, giving a rate of 63 per 1,000 births registered as against | ||
71 | in 1912 and 119 per 1,000 in 1911. |
The number of infant deaths and the rate per 1,000 births for the past five years were as follows :—
Year. | Number of Infant Deaths. | Rale per 1,000 Births Registered. |
---|---|---|
1909 | 334 | 95 |
1910 | 312 | 90 |
1911 | 412 | 119 |
1912 | 256 | 71 |
1913 | 226 | 63 |