London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-G5 | 65 and upwards | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Tetanus | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Anthrax (Splenic Fever) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Cow-pox (effects of Vaccination) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Syphilis | 18 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 19 | Gonorrhœa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Phagedæna (Hospital Gangrene). | 3 | - | - | — | - | 3 | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | |
| 21 | Erysipelas | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Puerperal Fever | 14 | — | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | Pyæmia (Septicaemia) | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Infective Endocarditis | 5 | — | — | - | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 25 | Other Allied Diseases | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | Malarial Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | Rheumatic Fever | 12 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Rheumatism of Heart | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Tuberculosis of Brain | 69 | 21 | 35 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 30 | „ Larynx | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | „ Lungs | 359 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 275 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 34 | |
| 32 | „ Intestines | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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