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East Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Summary of Report for 1914.
Population, Census 1911, 133,487.
Estimated Population to middle of year 1914, 146,526.
Persons per acre, 44.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1911, 29,289.
Births, 3,436. Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
23'5.
Deaths, 1,528. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
10.4.
Excess of Births over Deaths, 1,908.
Natural increase per 1,000 living, 13'0.
Zymotic Death-rate, 0.9.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births, 77.
Total Rainfall, 22.4.
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. | Deaths under one year to 1OOO births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | |||
| Crude. | Standardised. | |||
| England and Wales | 23.6 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 105 |
| 97 great towns, including London | 24.9 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 113 |
| 145 smaller towns | 23.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 104 |
| England and Wales less the 242 towns | 21.9 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 93 |
| London | 24.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 103 |
| EAST HAM | 23.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 77 |