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Woolwich 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE V. (A).

Number of Cases Notified and Rates per 1000 Population estimated to Middle of the Year.

Year.Small-pox.Cholera.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric and Continued FeversRelapsing FeverPuerperal Fever.
WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalKate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000W oolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000
1891..1..10.01..........27292580.588376510.518061101511.52..1..10.0111242370.37..........34..70.15
189223..50.04..........1755..1021.01711831381.3338584349569.4..........18222420.41..........37..100.09
18936151?112..2....2..4692..1381.024179..203..259527..786............2832..60............45..9..
18941522..370.35..1..10.00306461000.965911881851.7215580238187.81......0.0014269490.47..........32050.04
18951164210.19..........3353141000.936714892242.0187323845945.5..........5021542692.5..........27..90.08
189613..40.03..........4543131111.03101198123112.8144352475435.0..........243211670.62..........13..40.03
18972....20.01..4..40.0337468910.8315013282902.6225372616586.0..........19255490-452350 04
1898............3..30.0237544950.86107110282452.220442356325.7......... .22297580-52io-oo3V100-09
18991....10.00..........29642950.83143183213473.0168707148897.8..........27266590-525510009
19002....20.01..........397321140.98106240183643.1134300224563.9..........23414680-5924170 06
1901417..210.18..........26388720.6165134172161.8106180253112.6..........213315690-58"l3418006

TABLE V. ( b )—Deaths from Infectious Diseases.

Year.Small-pox.Cholera.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric and Continued FeversRelapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.
WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumstead ;ElthamTotalRate per 1000
1891....................14..50.0526..80.0831..40.04..........33..60.06i230-03
1892....................26..80.07438. .420.41925..340.33..........113..140.13i12002
189332..50.05..........33..6..965..74..1531..46............58..13..437
189422..40.03......10.0021250.0415404590.5622211440.42..........561120.11330'03
1895..2..20.01..........11130.0214344520.4711101220.20..........9311410.38440-03
1896....................23..50.0431603940.879143260.24..........35..80.0712001
1897....................32..50.0434245630.58662140.12..........33..60.05330 02
1898....................12..30.022015..350.315121180.16..........841130.112790-08
1899....................22370.0621164410.3646..100.09..........91..100.096280-07
19001....10.00..........51..60.056242320.2765..110.09..........39..120.1022001
1901..1..10.00..........1....10.00217••190.1632..50.04..........742130.1111i3002

Populations Estimated to middle of each year.

Parish.18911892189318941895189618971898189919001901
WOOLWICH40,84841,34841,85441,41742,76841,38841,43041,47841,54241,60041,621
PLUMSTEAD52,75454,06055,39856,77058,17559,61561,09062,60365,25566,89368,829
ELTHAM5,6825,7365,8405,8905,9385,9116,0916,1926,3517,0057,290
BOROUGH99,284101,144103,092104,077106,881106,864108,611110,273113,148115,498117,740