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. | ||
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| 33 | General Tuberculosis (ill-defined). | 57 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | Other forms of Tuberculosis (Scrofula). | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Other Infective Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Thrush | |||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Actinomycosis | |||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Hydatid Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Scurvy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Other Diseases due to Altered Food. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Acute Alcoholism (Delirium Tremens). | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 42 | Chronic Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | Chronic Industrial Poisoning. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Other Chronic Poisoning | |||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Osteo Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis). | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 46 | Gout | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | Cancer | 227 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 147 | 77 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 19 |
| 48 | Diabetes Mellitus | 23 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Purpura Hæmorrhagica | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 50 | Hæmophilia | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| 51 | Anæmia(Leucocythæmia) | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||