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West Ham 1896

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

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Table: (A)—Table of Deaths during the year1896,in the County Borough of West Ham, Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

(A)—Table of Deaths during the year1896,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.
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)12345678910111213141516171819202122
Stratford Ward7432591594724146108Under 5...6306...5............2262047...25962...6147418
5 upwds....111......12..................132449637...14104325
Forest Gate Ward7442241344222174148Under 5...1262..................184342...24811...3117358
5 upwds....720......10............11184538247...5147486
Plaistow Ward11334561847434225160Under 5...9242...2............12345112...291353...16239640
5 upwds....9194...12......2...411547210450...12194493
Canning Town Ward11164512215135231127Under 5112165...2............239361361331262...20241672
5 upwds....381...9......2......12936210166...28149444
Plaistow Hospital36...21132......Under 5...615......................................................21
5 upwds....212....................................1...............15
West Ham Hospital5621178226Under 5......1....................................2.........7313
5 upwds.......1...4...........................142...201143
Seamen's Hospital27.........522...Under 5...............................................................
5 upwds.............1.....................2......92...8527
Forest Gate Industrial School.2......2.........Under 5...............................................................
5 upwds........................................1......1.........2
West Ham Workhouse3251913410123156Under 5..............................332...11.........2232
5 upwds..........1..................21...475733...2150293
Totals41821411743241138944705Under 513411215...9............510914733911144398...527692154
5 upwds....22715i...49......4...5372814280453238...897602028
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality.
Deaths occuring outside the district among persons belonging thereto2572438312811422Under 51...7...........................18...6101...72162
5 upwds.2...4......8............2.........1351716...3179195
Deaths occuring within the district among persons not belonging thereto.44...1511261Under 5................................................1............1
5 upwds......1......1.....................21197...13843

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The heading of Column 19 is left blank for the insertion of
Influenza, or any other disease it may be thought desirable to record.