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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DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1913, DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO VARIOUS CAUSES, AGES, AND LOCALITIES.
| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 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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| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaccinated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not Vaccinated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Measles | 73 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 51 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 28 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 383 | 270 | 83 | 16 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 47 | |
| Influenza | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of Lung | 332 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 147 | 91 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 49 | 42 | |
| „ of Brain | 63 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| „ of Intestine | 32 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| ,, of Bones and Joints | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |