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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| All ages. | 0-1 . | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | 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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 | Anthrax (Splenic Fever) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Cow-pox (effects of Vaccination). | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Syphilis | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Gonorrhœa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Phagedena (Hospital Gangrene). | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| 21 | Erysipelas | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 22 | Puerperal Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Pyaemia (Septicaemia) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 | Infective Endocarditis | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Other Allied Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Malarial Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Rheumatic Fever | 11 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 28 | Rheumatism of Heart | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Tuberculosis of Brain | 85 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 30 | „ Larynx | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| 31 | „ Lungs | 344 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 253 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 42 | 51 | 37 |
| 32 | „ Intestines | 41 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 |