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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningitis | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Encephalitis and Softening of Brain | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 127 | - | - | - | 2 | 60 | 65 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Hemiplegia | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Acute Nephritis | 14 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease | 98 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 59 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Alcoholism | 7 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 29 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Abortion | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Mania | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Convulsions | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Placenta Praevia Flooding | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| ACCIDENTS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By Vehicular Traffic | 16 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| On Railways | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |