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 | 66 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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| 52 | Lymphadenoma (Hodgkin's Disease). | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 53 | Premature Birth | 165 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 14 |
| 54 | Injury at Birth | |||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Debility at Birth | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 |
| 56 | Atelectasis | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 57 | Congenital Defects | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Want of Breast Milk | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 59 | Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus. | 205 | 176 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 17 |
| 60 | Dentition | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Rickets | 18 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 62 | Old Age | 233 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 227 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| 63 | Convulsions | 53 | 42 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 64 | Meningitis | 40 | 17 | 16 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 65 | Encephalitis | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 66 | Apoplexy | 128 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 64 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
| 67 | Softening of Brain | 10 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 68 | Hemiplegia | 20 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | General Paralysis of Insane. | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 70 | Other Forms of Insanity | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |