London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
46
46
continued from privious page...
| Names op Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 60. | 60 and upwards. | Fevers. | Clmkra. | Erysipelas. | Measles.. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhoea «& Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis,Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Crouj: | Typhus. | EntericorTyphoid | Continued. | Relapsiug. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stratford Ward | 713 | 258 | 154 | 31 | 16 | 148 | 106 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 11 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | 5 | 39 | ... | ... | 20 | 98 | 3 | 7 | 189 | 412 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 40 | 97 | 35 | 10 | 93 | 301 | ||||||||
| Forest Gate Ward | 838 | 256 | 106 | 42 | 23 | 193 | 218 | U nder 5 | ... | 3 | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 1 | ... | 25 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 152 | 362 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 16 | 3 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 66 | 14 | 52 | 9 | 163 | 476 | ||||||||
| Plaistow Ward | 1286 | 482 | 275 | 71 | 34 | 234 | 190 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 42 | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 91 | 16 | 103 | ... | ... | 40 | 141 | 1 | 6 | 2Q3 | 757 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 25 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | 81 | 131 | 55 | 15 | 190 | 529 | ||||||||
| Canning Town Ward | 1159 | 435 | 274 | 69 | 31 | 233 | 117 | Under 5 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 78 | 13 | 118 | ... | ... | 36 | 145 | 1 | 15 | 238 | 709 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 9 | 7 | ... | 68 | 123 | 44 | 21 | 134 | 450 | ||||||||
| Borough Hospital | Under 5 5 upwds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Ham Hospital | 61 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 9 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 43 | ||||||||
| Seamen's Hospital | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 22 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | 7 | 9 | IO | 27 | |||||||||
| West Ham Workhouse. | 337 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 107 | 175 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 17 | 33 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 52 | 53 | 34 | 3 | 153 | 304 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4422 | 1452 | 840 | 224 | 131 | 958 | 317 | Under 5 | 1 | 30 | 121 | 22 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 209 | 48 | 317 | 1 | ... | 128 | 453 | 11 | 39 | 897 | 2292 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 12 | 65 | 4 | ... | 57 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 16 | ... | 309 | 555 | 222 | «7 | 753 | 2130 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto | 273 | 23 | 48 | 34 | 19 | l:3 | 36 | Under 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 7i |
| 5 upwds. | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 30 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 86 | 202 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto. | 39 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 13 | 10 | 35 | ||||||||