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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

Woolwich 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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the existence of a health department, but they show that the
gain from such improvement is far in exccss of the total cost
of the department, which is about £7,500.
15. The infant mortality as measured by the deaths under
one year per thousand births, was 124. This is the lowest
rate since 1890, with the exception of 1894, when it was 109.
(See Table 1).

Table: The following table gives the rate in each parish and ward:—

The following table gives the rate in each parish and ward:—

Woolwich Parish119
Dockyard98
St. Mary's133
River—North192
River—South109
St. George's127
Plumstead Parish129
Burrage123
Herbert107
Glyndon119
St. Margaret's112
Central135
St. Nicholas152
Eltham95
Greenwich138
West Ham149
East Ham119
Erith103
London139

Table: 16. The following table shows the infant mortality per 1,000 births in each of the past seven years in each parish:—

16. The following table shows the infant mortality per 1,000 births in each of the past seven years in each parish:—

1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.
Woolwich175160175167171137119
Plumstead133116156124129122129
Eltham17612015019815614195