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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 &ud upwards. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningitis | 26 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Encephalitis and Softening of Brain | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | – | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 155 | – | – | – | 1 | 86 | 68 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| Hemiplegia | 25 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 16 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Acute Nephritis | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Bright's Disease | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 55 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Alcoholism | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 18 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Syphilis | 11 | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Mania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Convulsions | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Placenta Praevia Flooding | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 |
| ACCIDENTS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By Vehicular Traffic | 14 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| On Railways | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |