Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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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 from | from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under flve years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. ' | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Small-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. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Stratford Ward | 743 | 259 | 159 | 47 | 24 | 146 | 108 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 30 | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 26 | 20 | 47 | ... | 25 | 96 | 2 | ... | 6 | 147 | 418 |
5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 96 | 37 | ... | 14 | 104 | 325 | ||||||||
Forest Gate Ward | 744 | 224 | 134 | 42 | 22 | 174 | 148 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 43 | 42 | ... | 24 | 81 | 1 | ... | 3 | 117 | 358 | |
5 upwds. | ... | 7 | 20 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 82 | 47 | ... | 5 | 147 | 486 | ||||||||
Plaistow Ward | 1133 | 456 | 184 | 74 | 34 | 225 | 160 | Under 5 | ... | 9 | 24 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 45 | 112 | ... | 29 | 135 | 3 | ... | 16 | 239 | 640 |
5 upwds. | ... | 9 | 19 | 4 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 104 | 50 | ... | 12 | 194 | 493 | ||||||||
Canning Town Ward | 1116 | 451 | 221 | 51 | 35 | 231 | 127 | Under 5 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 39 | 36 | 136 | 1 | 33 | 126 | 2 | ... | 20 | 241 | 672 |
5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 101 | 66 | ... | 28 | 149 | 444 | ||||||||
Plaistow Hospital | 36 | ... | 21 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ||||||||
West Ham Hospital | 56 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 13 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 20 | 11 | 43 | |||||||||
Seamen's Hospital | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 22 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 8 | 5 | 27 | |||||||||
Forest Gate Industrial School. | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||
West Ham Workhouse | 325 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 123 | 156 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 32 | |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 47 | 57 | 33 | ... | 2 | 150 | 293 | ||||||||||
Totals | 4182 | 1411 | 743 | 241 | 138 | 944 | 705 | Under 5 | 1 | 34 | 112 | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 109 | 147 | 339 | 1 | 114 | 439 | 8 | ... | 52 | 769 | 2154 |
5 upwds. | ... | 22 | 71 | 5i | ... | 49 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 280 | 453 | 238 | ... | 89 | 760 | 2028 | ||||||||
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 thereto | 257 | 24 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 114 | 22 | Under 5 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | 7 | 21 | 62 |
5 upwds. | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 35 | 17 | 16 | ... | 31 | 79 | 195 | ||||||||
Deaths occuring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 44 | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ... | 13 | 8 | 43 |
The heading of Column 19 is left blank for the insertion of
Influenza, or any other disease it may be thought desirable to record.