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West Ham 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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(A )— Table of Deaths during the year 1897, in the County Borough of West Ham
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions beiug shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under (50 | 60 and upwards | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | ||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (/) | (9) | (w) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Stratford Ward | 689 | 276 | 110 | 31 | 24 | 138 | 110 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | ... | |||||||||
| Forest Gate Ward | 721 | 218 | 107 | 29 | 28 | 157 | 182 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 7 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ||||||||
| Plaistow Ward | 1242 | 535 | 240 | 50 | 35 | 214 | 168 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| o upwds. | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | ||||||||
| Canning Town Ward | 1150 | 430 | 252 | 60 | 45 | 241 | 122 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | I | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| Borough Hospital | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 11 | ... | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ||||||||
| West Ham Hospital | 53 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | Under 5 | ... | ... | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||||
| Seamen's Hospital | 42 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| St. Mary's Hospital | 42 | 21 | 17 | 4 | Under o | ... | 2 | ... | ||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | ... | |||||||||
| West Ham Workhouse | 306 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 125 | 133 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Totals | 4270 | 1502 | 774 | 198 | 150 | 919 | 727 | Under 5 | ... | 18 | 61 | ...9 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 10 | 36 | 1 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been tsken into | ||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 273 | 37 | 38 | 21 | 25 | 128 | 24 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Deaths occurringwithinthe district among persons not belonging thereto. | 57 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||||||||