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. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | |
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| 52 Lymphadenoma (Hodg-kin's Disease). | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 53 Premature Birth | 153 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 17 | |
| 54 Injury at Birth... | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -— | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| 55 Debility at Birth | 91 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | |||||
| 56 Atelectasis | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 57 Congenital Defects | 29 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 58 Want of Breast Milk ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 59 Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus. | 121 | 107 | 13 | — | — • | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
| 60 Dentition | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 Rickets ... | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 62 Old Age... | 253 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 243 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
| 63 Convulsions | 39 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6-1 Meningitis | 40 | 13 | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | i | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 65 Encephalitis | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| 66 Apoplexy | 123 | — | — | — | 70 | 53 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 67 Softening of Brain | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 68 Hemiplegia | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 69 General Paralysis of Insane. | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | |
| 70 Other Forms of Insanity | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |