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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Cut or Stab | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| By Fall or Crushing | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| By Other Methods | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pyæmia (Septicaemia) | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Infective Endocarditis | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 24 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Hydrophobia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Glanders (Farcy) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tetanus | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Anthrax (Splenic Fever) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cow-pox (result of Vaccination) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malarial Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other Infective Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
| Actinomycosis |