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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Towns. | Estimated Population 1906. | Attack.rate per 1,000. | Death.rate per 1,000. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Years 1896.1905 | 1906. | 10 Years 1896.1905 | 1906. | ||
| London | 4,721,217 | 3.96 | 4.35 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Birmingham | 548,022 | 4.67 | 3.32 | 0.22 | 0.10 |
| Bolton | 180,502 | 5.23 | 3.40 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| Bradford | 288,544 | 3.89 | 3.63 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Bristol | 363,223 | 4.52 | 2.81 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Cardiff | 183,823 | 4.47 | 4.22 | 0.11 | 0.01 |
| Croydon | 151,011 | 2.69 | 2.81 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Hull | 262,426 | 3.77 | 2.00 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| Leeds | 463,495 | 4.06 | 2.22 | •18 | 0.07 |
| Leicester | 232,111 | 5.06 | 9.91 | 0.15 | 0.22 |
| Liverpool | 739,180 | 4.89 | 4.00 | 0.29 | 0.26 |
| Manchester | 637,520 | 3.65 | 5.29 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Newcastle | 268,723 | 3.95 | 2.70 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Nottingham | 254,567 | 4.66 | 2.40 | 013 | 0.07 |
| Oldham | 140,969 | 4.98 | 5.63 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| Portsmouth | 205,118 | 3.38 | 1.87 | 0.09 | 0.01 |
| Salford | 234,077 | 4.47 | 3.90 | 0.31 | 0.20 |
| Sheffield | 447,951 | 5.07 | 10.95 | 0.21 | 0.51 |
| Sunderland | 154,251 | 4.22 | 1.83 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| West Ham | 301,617 | 4.05 | 5.60 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Averages 20 Towns | — | 4.33 | 4.14 | 0.17 | 0.13 |