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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham Borough]
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Table showing Births and Deaths with their respective rates during the past
13 years.
| Year. | Births. | Birth.rate per 1,000. | Deaths. | Death.rate, per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 6,014 | 42 | 2,693 | 19 |
| 1884 | 6,563 | 43.7 | 3,057 | 20 |
| 1885 | 6,547 | 41.9 | 3,503 | 22 |
| 1886 | 7,075 | 41.6 | 3,151 | 18.5 |
| 1887 | 6,865 | 39.1 | 3,286 | 187 |
| 1888 | 6,867 | 38.5 | 2,848 | 18 |
| 1889 | 6.947 | 38.5 | 2,883 | 18 |
| 1890 | 7.063 | 38.5 | 3.977 | 21'7 |
| 1891 | 7.911 | 38.2 | 3.952 | 19.1 |
| 1892 | 8,013 | 36.9 | 4,019 | 18.6 |
| 1893 | 8,026 | 35.3 | 4,565 | 20 |
| 1894 | 8,089 | 33.9 | 4,026 | 18.2 |
| 1895 | 8,591 | 35.9 | 4,656 | 20.9 |
Chief Zymotic Deaths and Zymotic Death-rate during the past 13 years.
| Year. | No. of Deaths from chief Zymotic Diseases. | Zymotic Death-rate, per 1,000 living. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 420 | 2.9 | |
| 1884 | 696 | 4.6 | Small-pox epidemic. |
| 1885 | 1,014 | 6.3 | Small-pox epidemic. |
| 1886 | 563 | 3.3 | |
| 1887 | 460 | 5.2 | Half-year report only. |
| 1888 | 466 | 2.6 | Notification introduced. |
| 1889 | 352 | 1.9 | |
| 1890 | 752 | 4.1 | Measles epidemic. |
| 1891 | 489 | 2.3 | |
| 1892 | 721 | 3.3 | Scarlatina epidemic. |
| 1893 | 913 | 4 | Small-pox & Whooping-cough. |
| 1894 | 830 | 3.4 | (Small-pox, first half-year. |
| (Two epidemics of diphtheria. | |||
| 1895 | 951 | 3.9 | Enteric Fever & Small-pox. |