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West Ham 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

Published
1897
Pages
94
Tables
70

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70 tables in this report

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    separate district, Too much reliance must not be placed, therefore, upon the ratio for the localities given below:—
    Births.Birth-rate per 1,000 of Population.
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    In the Table below I give a summary of my calculations :—
    District.Houses.Population.Number of Persons per HouseNo. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.
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    pertaining to Old Canning Town. As might be expected from the number of persons per house shown above, the proportion of children in the Woodgrange area differs greatly from that of the other districts.
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    Sex. —The distribution of deaths between the sexes is shown in the following table, June and December being the only months in which female deaths were in excess of male deaths:—
    Month.Deaths Registered.
    Males.Females.
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    In the Table below I give the monthly statistics for the four chief zymotic diseases usually isolated:—
    Month.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Enteric fever
    Notified Cases.DeathsNotified Cases.DeathsNotified Cases.DeathsNotified Cases.Deaths
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    three diseases alone occurred during the last 6 years, as is shown in the Table below.
    Year.Deaths from Meaales.Deaths from Whooping Cough.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    This variation is even more marked in the case of the principal zymotic diseases, as is seen below.
    District.Deaths from Chief Zymotic Diseases.Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000.
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    The registered sunshine for the whole year amounted to 1,017 hours.
    Week ending.Highest.Lowest.Mean for Week.Departure from average 50 years.No. of Rainy Days.Sum. for week, in inches.Sunshine in hours.Barometer mean.
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    Week ending.Highest.Lowest.Mean for Week.Departure from average of 50 years.No. of Rainy Days.Sura. for week, in inches.Sunshine in hours.Barometer mean.
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    duty, and if the provisions of the Act are to be carried out systematically, as they should be in West Ham, I must recommend the Council to adopt the same course.
    Business.No. of WorkshopsNo. of Visits.No. of Notices served.
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    provisions of the Act appeared to prevail among shopkeepers.
    Business.Shops visited.Offences dealt with.
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    Business.Shops visited.Offences dealt with.
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    Number of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
    Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
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    Percentages of Adulteration in the Articles above referred to.
    Adulterated Milk.Adulterated Butter.
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    Adulterated Milk.Adulterated Butter.
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    During the year 23,447 loads were collected:—
    No. of Loads.Average Daily Collection.
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    Companies and by the Tottenham Local Board of Health was—
    1895. Dec1896. Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJune.JulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov
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    TABLE I.
    District:—County Borough of West Ham.Total for South West Essex.Leyton.East Ham.Romford Urban (District) .Ilford.Woodford.Barking.
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    TABLE II. Cases of Small-pox notified in the following districts during 1891— 1895:—East Ham, Romford Urban and Rural, llford, Leyton, Woodford, Barking.
    1891.1892.1893.18941895.1896.
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    Table showing Births and Deaths with their respective rates during the past 14 years
    Year.Births.Birth-rate per 1,000.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.
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    Chief Zymotic Deaths and Zymotin Death-rate during the past 14 years.
    Year.No. of Deaths from Chief Zymotic Diseases.Zymotic Death-rate, per 1,000 living.Remarks.
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    Notified Cases and Percentage of Deaths to Attacks during the past Eight Years.
    Disease.Year.No. of Cases notified.No. of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths to Attacks.
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    Weekly Notifications received during 1896.
    Week Ending.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal.
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    Cases sent into Plaistow Hospital, 1896.
    Week endingScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Week ending.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    Notices to abate Nuisances, or remedy Defects, served during the year 1896.
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    PROSECUTIONS.
    1896.Date.Name.Address.Cause of Prosecution.Result.
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    Date.Name.Address.Cause of Frosecution.Result.
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    Mar. 4thBraybrook, J.15, Pell Street, St. George's East.Non-compliance with terms of notice in respect to No. 132, Royal Road, Custom House.Fined 10/- and 12/6 costs.
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    Date.Name.AIMI-CBS.Cause of Prosecution.Result.
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    Date.Name.Address.Cause of Prosecution.Result.
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    (A) —Table of Deaths during the year 1896, in the County Borough of West Ham, Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in table B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality fromfrom subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under flve years of age.
    At all Ages. 'Under 1 year.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwardsSmall-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membraneous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.*Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
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    (B.) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the Urban Sanitary District of West Ham; classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Casks of Sickness in each knowledge op the medical.Locality, coming to the Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1896.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membraneous Croup.Fevers.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membraneous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperalTyphus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperal
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)1234567891U11121312345678910111213
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    West Ham Deaths Registered during 1896, at several Age Periods, from different causes.
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    DEATHS occurring in the various Streets of the Borough distinguishing deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases.
    Streets.Deaths from Infectious Disease.All other Deaths.
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    Streets.Deaths from Infectious Disease.All other Deaths.
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    Streets.Deaths from Infectious Disease.All other Deaths.
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    Streets.Deaths from Infectious Disease.All other Deaths.
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    Analysis of Vital and Mortal Statistics of Thirty-three
    TOWNS.Estimated Population middle of 1896.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.
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    of the Largest English Towns during the Year 1896.
    Deaths from principal Zymo-tu??? Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough .Fever.Diarrhcea.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 Births.Rate per cent , of Un certified Deaths