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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| All ages. | 0-1 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 and upward*. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Ships and Docks | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | — |
| By Building Operations | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| By Machinery | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| By Burns and Scalds | 25 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| By Poisons and Poisonous Vapours | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | — |
| By Surgical Narcosis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| By Electric Shock | |||||||||
| By Drowning | 25 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | — |
| By Suffocation in Bed | 18 | 18 | — | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| By Suffocation otherwise | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| By Fall | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| By Other Causes | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Homicide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| SUICIDES. | |||||||||
| By Poison | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
| By Hanging or Strangulation | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | — |
| By Drowning | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| By Shooting | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — |