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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | By Machinery | |||||||||||||||||||
| 144 | By Weapons and Implements. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| 145 | By Burns and Scalds | 25 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 146 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours. | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 147 | Surgical Narcosis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 148 | Electric Shock | |||||||||||||||||||
| 149 | Corrosion by Chemicals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 150 | Drowning | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 151 | Suffocation in Bed | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 152 | Suffocation, otherwise | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 153 | Falls | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 154 | Weather Agencies | |||||||||||||||||||
| 155 | Other and not stated | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 156 | Homicide | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| SUICIDES— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 157 | By Poison | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 158 | By Asphyxia | |||||||||||||||||||
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