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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Summary of Report for 1915.
Population, Census 1911, 133,487.
Estimated Population to middle of year 1915, 142,582.
Persons per acre, 44.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1911, 29,289.
Births, 3,300. Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
23.1.
Deaths, 1,674. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
11.7.
Excess of Births over Deaths, 1,552.
Zymotic Death-rate, 0.8.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births, 79.
Total Rainfall, 30.4.
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 per iooo l'irths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | |||
| Crude. | Standardised. | |||
| England and Wales | 21.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 110 |
| 96 great towns, including London | 22.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 117 |
| 148 smaller towns | 21.6 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 114 |
| England and Wales less the 244 towns | 20.7 | 14 8 | 13.6 | 98 |
| London | 22.6 | 161 | 16.1 | 112 |
| EAST HAM | 226 | 11.7 | ... | 79 |