Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | |
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| Other Forms of Insanity | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Epilepsy | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chorea | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cerebral Tumour | 7 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 5 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Paraplegia (Diseases of Spinal Cord) | 17 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Angina Pectoris | 6 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Aneurism | 9 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senile Gangrene | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Embolism (Thrombosis) | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Phlebitis | |||||||||||||||||||
| Varicose Veins | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 12 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Diseases of Ear (Otitis, Otorrhœa) | 10 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| Diseases of Eye (Ophthalmia) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Nose (Epistaxis) |