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West Ham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The 3,442 deaths registered do not include the undermentioned deaths in public institutions:—
| Under 1 year. | One year and upwards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Union Infirmary | 44 | 587 |
| Borough Asylum | — | 106 |
| Dagenham Hospital | — | — |
| Residents registered in London Institutions. | 40 | 277 |
After the suitable adjustments rendered necessary by the foregoing
tables have been made, the net deaths of the Borough numbered
4,412 (2,286 males and 2,126 females), being 198 less than the
previous year and 351 below the average for the past ten years. This
makes an annual death-rate of 14 "5 per 1,000, or 3'0 below the
average death-rate during the ten years 1897-1906, which was 17*5
per 1,000.
Corrected for age and sex distribution, this death-rate becomes
15.5 per 1,000, the factor for correction being 1.0693.
In the following table the foregoing deaths are distributed to the
various wards of the Borough, and the death-rates of the wards
calculated from the estimated population at the middle of the j-ear.
In obtaining these estimates regard has been had, firstly, to the natural
increase of population (births over deaths), which in aggregate
amounted to 4,347, and secondly, to the number of houses finally
passed by the Borough Engineer for occupation during the year 1907.