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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Ships and Docks | 12 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| By Building Operations | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| By Machinery | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| By Burns and Scalds | 19 | 1 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| By Poisons and Poisonous Vapours | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| By Surgical Narcosis | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| By Electric Shock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| By Drowning | 10 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| By Suffocation in Bed | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| By Suffocation otherwise | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| By Fall | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| By other (or not stated) causes | 12 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Homicide | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| By Poison | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| By Hanging or Strangulation | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| By Drowning | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| By Shooting | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |