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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Summary of Report for 1919.
Population, Census 1911, 133,487.
Estimated Population for death-rate (Registrar-General),
144,451.
Estimated Population for birth-rate (Registrar-General)
150,475.
Acreage, 3,326.
Persons per acre, 44.
Inhabited Houses, Census 1911, 24,263.
Births, 2,449. Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
16.2.
Deaths, 1,427. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population,
9.8.
Excess ot births over deaths, 1,022.
Zymotic death-rate, 0 67.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births, 73.
Water Supply—Metropolitan Water Board.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. | Rate pet 1,000 registered Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birlhs. | Deaths. | Diarrhtea & Enteritis. (under 2 years.) | Infant mortality. | |
| England & Wales | 18-5 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 89 |
| 96 Great Towns | 19.0 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 93 |
| London | 18.3 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 85 |
| East Ham | 16.2 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 73 |