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 1910
[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 & Silver town. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis of Brain | 46 | 13 | 22 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| „ Larynx | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Intestine | 27 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| „ other Organs (ill-defined) | 38 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 274 | 90 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 76 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 25 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 112 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 71 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 33 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 159 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 13 |
| Pneumonia (form not stated) | 130 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 15 |
| Pleurisy | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Emphysema Asthma | 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Ill-defined Diseases of Inspiratory System | 32 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Cancer | 232 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 156 | 71 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 18 |
| Premature Birth | 105 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Debility at Birth | 74 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 127 | 111 | 10 | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 5 |
| Old Age | 194 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 187 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| Convulsions | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |