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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
West Ham 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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West Ham Zymotic Death-rate during the past 15 years.
| Year. | No. of Deaths from Chief Zymotic Diseases | Zymotic Death-rate, per 1,000 living. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 420 | 2.9 | |
| 1884 | 696 | 4.6 | Small-pox epidemic. |
| 1885 | 1,014 | 6.3 | Small-pox epidemic. |
| 1886 | 563 | 3.3 | |
| 1887 | 460 | 5.2 | Half-year report only. |
| 1888 | 466 | 2.6 | Notification introduced. |
| 1889 | 352 | 1.9 | |
| 1890 | 752 | 4.1 | Measles epidemic. |
| 1891 | 489 | 2.3 | |
| 1892 | 721 | 3.3 | Scarlatina epidemic. |
| 1893 | 913 | 4 | Small-pox & whooping-cough. |
| 1894 | 830 | 3.4 | Small-pox, first half-year; two epidemics of diphtheria. |
| 1895 | 951 | 3.9 | Enteric fever and small-pox. |
| 1896 | 982 | 3.9 | Plaistow Fever Hospl. opened |
| 1897 | 953 | 3.6 |