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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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Analysis of Vital and Mortal Statistics of Thirty-three
| TOWNS. | Estimated Population middle of 1895. | Births. | Deaths. | Annual Rate per i,ooo Living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | ||||
| 33 Town | 10,591,530 | 330,896 | 218,165 | 3l.3 | 20.7 | 2.8 |
| 32 Provincial Towns | 6,199,184 | 197,181 | 131,228 | 31.9 | 21.2 | 3.0 |
| London | 4,392,346 | 133,715 | 86,937 | 30.35 | 19.8 | 2.6 |
| WEST HAM | 239,000 | 8,591 | 4,656 | 35.9 | 20.9 | 3.9 |
| Croydon | 114,923 | 2,896 | 1,658 | 25.3 | 14.4 | 1.3 |
| Brighton | 119,604 | 3,057 | 2,252 | 25.6 | 18.9 | 1.8 |
| Portsmouth | 174.751 | 4,868 | 3,108 | 27.9 | 17.8 | 2.1 |
| Plymouth | 89,096 | 2.551 | 1,787 | 28.7 | 20.1 | 1.9 |
| Bristol | 228,139 | 6,579 | 4,109 | 28.9 | 18.1 | 1.3 |
| Cardiff | 155,637 | 5,321 | 2,826 | 34.3 | l8.2 | 2.4 |
| Swansea | 97,008 | 3,231 | 1,767 | 33.4 | 18.3 | 1.7 |
| Wolverhampton | 85,780 | 3,027 | 2,086 | 35.4 | 24.4 | 4.2 |
| Birmingham | 496,751 | 16,026 | 10,048 | 32.4 | 20.3 | 2.7 |
| Norwich | 107,127 | 3,398 | 2,066 | 31.8 | 19.3 | 2.7 |
| Leicester | 193,839 | 5,954 | 3,333 | 30.8 | 17.2 | 3.0 |
| Nottingham | 226,658 | 6,718 | 4,299 | 29.7 | 19.0 | 2.2 |
| Derby | 100,272 | 2,909 | 1,670 | 29.1 | 16.7 | 2.0 |
| Birkenhead | 107,469 | 3,288 | 2,093 | 30.7 | 19.5 | 2.4 |
| Liverpool | 503,967 | 18,525 | 14,469 | 36.9 | 28.8 | 4.0 |
| Bolton | 119,337 | 3,921 | 2,852 | 32.9 | 24.0 | 4.5 |
| Manchester | 524,865 | 17,624 | 13,205 | 33.7 | 25.2 | 3.7 |
| Salford | 208,253 | 7,454 | 5,327 | 35.9 | 256 | 5.0 |
| Oldham | 141,079 | 3,873 | 3,091 | 27.5 | 22.0 | 2.8 |
| Burnley | 99,591 | 3,189 | 2,322 | 32.1 | 23.4 | 3.9 |
| Blackburn | 127,615 | 3,899 | 3,093 | 30.6 | 24.3 | 5.6 |
| Preston | 112,638 | 3,753 | 2,684 | 33.4 | 23.9 | 3.8 |
| Huddersfield | 99,482 | 2,150 | 1,675 | 21.7 | 16.9 | 1.2 |
| Halifax | 93,813 | 2,193 | 1,805 | 23.4 | 19.3 | 1.3 |
| Bradford | 226,384 | 5,890 | 4,482 | 26.1 | 19.9 | 2.5 |
| Leeds | 395,546 | 12,479 | 8,083 | 31.6 | 20.5 | 2.7 |
| Sheffield | 342,768 | 11,913 | 6,994 | 34.9 | 20.5 | 3.2 |
| Hull | 216,722 | 7,392 | 4,504 | 34.2 | 20.8 | 3.3 |
| Sunderland | 137,705 | 4,819 | 2,992 | 35.1 | 21.8 | 3.5 |
| Gateshead | 95,871 | 3,306 | 1,872 | 34.6 | 19.6 | 2.6 |
| Newcastle-on - Tyne | 207,021 | 6,437 | 4,229 | 31.2 | 20.5 | 2.5 |