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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 1913
[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 |