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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Zymotic Disease in Special Areas.—In previous years I hav-e shown, as might be expected, that the zymotic death-rate in the specially-selected areas where persons and houses are crowded together are exceptionally heavy, and in this respect the year 1900 gave higher rates than I have had occasion to publish, as may be seen from the table below:—
| Area. | Population. | Deaths from Zymotic Disease. | Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgrange Area | 2,293 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Bidder Street „ | 3,189 | 21 | 6.5 |
| Croydon Road ,, | 6,129 | 22 | 3.5 |
| Hallesville „ | 5,875 | 62 | 10.5 |
| West Silvertown „ | 1,480 | 16 | 10.8 |
| Mid-Silvertown ,, | 2,342 | 7 | 2.9 |
| East Silvertown ,, | 1,604 | 10 | 6.2 |
| County Borough | 262,627 | 1,069 | 4.0 |
Meteorology.— The returns given below, extracted from the
Meteorological Reports of Greenwich Observatory, show that the
registered sunshine of the year was 1,511.4 hours, being 190.1 less
than in 1899. The hottest day was 16th July, when the temperature
reached 94; and the coldest day was 9th February, when it sank to
18°. The number of rainy days was 162; the total rainfall during
the year being 21.65 inches:—
Meteorology during 1900.
| Week ending. | Temperature. | No. of Rainy Days. | Sum for week, in inches. | Sunshine, in hours. | Mean Barometric reading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-est. | Lowest. | Mean for Week. | Departure from aver age of 50 years. | |||||
| Jan.6 | 51.7 | 27.5 | 41.1 | + 2.7 | 5 | 0.48 | 9.5 | 29.553 |
| „ 13 | 47.8 | 27.2 | 38.5 | + 0.5 | 4 | 0.48 | 14.1 | 30.043 |
| „ 20 | 50.6 | 27.0 | 40.2 | + 1.7 | 6 | 0.74 | 12.4 | 29.694 |
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