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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1909 DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO VARIOUS CAUSES, AGES AND LOCALITIES.
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox- Vaccinated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Not Vaccinated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 217 | 53 | 155 | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 44 | 43 |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 184 | 66 | 112 | 6 | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 24 |
| Diphtheria | 45 | 4 | 33 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Diarrhoea | 172 | 119 | 43 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 17 | 34 | 27 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 81 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Epidemic Influenza | 46 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 6 | - | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Peri- and Endo-carditis | 245 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 137 | 72 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart(Fatty Degeneration) | 32 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Lung | 367 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 247 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 35 | 61 | 27 |