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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham Parish | 13.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| Woolwich Borough | 14.6 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 3 2.7 |
| London | 17.1 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.1 |
The Parishes of Woolwich and Plumstead have never had so
low a death rate as last year. Eltham had a lower rate in 1902
and 1903. Central Ward and Eltham again had the lowest death
rates. River North had the highest. The improvement in South
River and St. George's Wards since 1901 is noteworthy.
decline than the previous ones. In Woolwich and Eltham parishes the five years 1896 to 1900 had a higher rate than the previous five years, but the decline in death rate in 1901-5 has been much more marked than in Plumstead.
| Average 1886-1890. | Average 1891-1895. | Average 1896-1900. | Average 1901-1905. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Borough | 17.2 | 16.9 | 13.9 | |
| Woolwich Parish | .20.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 16.5 |
| Plumstead „ | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| Eltham „ | .. | 13.0 | 14.6 | 10.2 |
| London | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.1 |
* Three years 1888, 1889, 1890.
15. The death, rate among males was 14.0 and among females
13.4. These rates are estimated on the numbers of the two sexes
found at the Census of 1901, and can only be taken therefore as
representing the relative death rates of the two sexes; not the
absolute.
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