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 1909
[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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis of Brain | 58 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| „ Larynx | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| „ Intestine | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| „ other Organs (ill-defined) | 48 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 310 | 101 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 90 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 50 | 31 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 146 | - | 1 | - | - | 55 | 90 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 11 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 41 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 232 | 94 | 101 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 24 |
| Pneumonia (form not stated) | 147 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
| Pleurisy | 27 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Emphysema Asthma | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Diseases of Respiratory System | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Cancer | 225 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 146 | 77 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 21 |
| Premature Birth | 154 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 8 |
| Debility at Birth | 101 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | - | 16 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 119 | 103 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 12 |
| Old Age | 243 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 240 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Convulsions | 39 | 26 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 |