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 1907
[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 upward*. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | J Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | ||
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| 33 | GeneralTuberculosis(ill-defined). | 43 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 3 | i | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | Other forms of Tuberculosis (Scrofula). | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 35 | Other Infective Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Thrush | |||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Actinomycosis | |||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Hydatid Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Scurvy | |||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Other Diseases due to Altered Food. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 41 | Acute Alcoholism (Delirium Tremens). | 3 | — | —: | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 42 | Chronic Alcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | -— | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | I | - | 1 | |||
| 43 | Chronic Industrial Poisoning. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Other Chronic Poisoning | |||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Osteo Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis). | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 46 | Gout | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 47 | Cancer | 212 | — | — | — | 148 | 64 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 16 | |
| 48 | Diabetes Mellitus | 24 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 49 | Purpura Haemorrhagica | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Haemophilia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Anaemia( Leucocy thajmia) | 11 | 1 | — | I | 2 | 6 | 1 L..... | 1 | — | —' | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 4 | |