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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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Summary of Report for 1913.
Population, Census 1911, 133,487.
Estimated Population to middle of year 1913, 142,467.
Persons per acre, 43.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1911, 29,289.
Births, 3,596. Birth.rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
25*2.
Deaths, 1,437. Death.rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
10'1.
Excess of Births over Deaths, 2,159.
Natural increase per 1,000 living, 15" 1.
Zymotic Death.rate, 0'77.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births, 63.
Total Rainfall, 21'35 inches.
Borough Isolation Hospital, Roman Road, East Ham.
Hospital for Small Pox, Dagenham (Joint Hospital).
Water Supply—Metropolitan Water Board.
comparative statistics.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 living. | Rate per 1,000 Reg:stered Births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Deaths. Zymotic | Infant Mortality. | Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 years). | |
| England and Wales | 23.9 | 13.7 | 1.20 | 109 | 23.4 |
| 96 Great Towns ... | 25.1 | 14.3 | 1 51 | 117 | 29.3 |
| London ... | 24.5 | 14.2 | 1.37 | 105 | 27.5 |
| Essex | 23.4 | 11.0 | 0.83 | 79 | 16.8 |