Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Puerperal
Fever.
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TABLE V.
Rates per 1,000 Persons on the Population, estimated to the Middle of the Year.
TABLE V.
Rates per 1,000 Persons on the Population, estimated to the Middle of the Year.
Year | Small Pox. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fevers. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
1891 | 0.01 | .. | .. | .. | 0.58 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.08 | 1.52 | 0.04 | 0.01 | .. | 0.37 | 0.06 | .. | .. | 0.15 | 0.03 |
1892 | 0.04 | .. | .. | .. | 1.00 | 0.07 | 1.3 | 0.41 | 9.4 | 0.33 | .. | .. | 0.41 | 0.13 | .. | .. | 0.09 | 0.02 |
1893 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1894 | 0.35 | 0.03 | .. | .. | 0.96 | 0.04 | 1.7 | 0.56 | 7.8 | 0.42 | .. | .. | 0.47 | 0.11 | .. | .. | 0.04 | 0.03 |
1895 | 0.19 | 0.01 | .. | .. | 0.93 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 0.47 | 5.5 | 0.20 | .. | .. | 2.5 | 0.38 | .. | .. | 0.08 | 0.03 |
1896 | 0.03 | .. | .. | .. | 1.03 | 0.04 | 2.8 | 0.87 | 5.0 | 0.24 | .. | .. | 0.62 | 0.07 | .. | .. | 0.03 | 0.01 |
1897 | 0.01 | .. | 0.03 | .. | 0.83 | 0.04 | 2.6 | 0.58 | 60 | 0.12 | .. | .. | 0.45 | 0.05 | .. | .. | 0.04 | 0.02 |
1898 | .. | .. | 0.02 | .. | 0.86 | 0.02 | 2.2 | 0.31 | 5.7 | 0.16 | .. | .. | 0.52 | 0.11 | .. | .. | 0.09 | 0.08 |
1899 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.83 | 0.06 | 3.0 | 0.36 | 7.8 | 0.09 | .. | .. | 0.52 | 0.09 | .. | .. | 0.09 | 0.07 |
1900 | 001 | .. | .. | .. | 0.91 | 0.05 | 3.1 | 0.27 | 3.9 | 0.09 | .. | .. | 0.59 | 0.10 | .. | .. | 0.06 | 0.01 |
1901 | 0.18 | .. | .. | .. | 0.61 | .. | 1.8 | 0.16 | 2.6 | 0.04 | .. | .. | 0.58 | 0.11 | .. | .. | 0.06 | 0.02 |
1902 | 1.82 | 0.30 | .. | .. | 0.78 | 0.01 | 1.87 | 0.18 | 2.14 | 0.06 | .. | .. | 0.40 | 0.10 | .. | .. | 0.09 | 0.05 |
1903 | 0.05 | .. | .. | .. | 0.47 | .. | 1.51 | 0.11 | 3.16 | 0.03 | .. | .. | 0.34 | 0.05 | .. | .. | 0.02 | 0.01 |
1904 | 0.05 | .. | .. | .. | 0.59 | 0.03 | 1.30 | 0.23 | 3.75 | 0.13 | .. | .. | 0.19 | 0.05 | .. | .. | 0.04 | 0.02 |
1905 | 0.04 | .. | .. | .. | 0.66 | 0.04 | 2.08 | 0.14 | 4.08 | 0.08 | .. | .. | 0.17 | 0.06 | .. | .. | 0.10 | 0.05 |
Typhus
Fever.
Enteric and
Continued
Fevers.
Relapsing
Fever.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
1891
0.01
..
..
..
0.58
0.05
0.51
0.08
1.52
0.04
0.01
..
0.37
0.06
..
..
0.15
0.03
1892
0.04
..
..
..
1.00
0.07
1.3
0.41
9.4
0.33
..
..
0.41
0.13
..
..
0.09
0.02
1893
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1894
0.35
0.03
..
..
0.96
0.04
1.7
0.56
7.8
0.42
..
..
0.47
0.11
..
..
0.04
0.03
1895
0.19
0.01
..
..
0.93
0.02
2.0
0.47
5.5
0.20
..
..
2.5
0.38
..
..
0.08
0.03
1896
0.03
..
..
..
1.03
0.04
2.8
0.87
5.0
0.24
..
..
0.62
0.07
..
..
0.03
0.01
1897
0.01
..
0.03
..
0.83
0.04
2.6
0.58
60
0.12
..
..
0.45
0.05
..
..
0.04
0.02
1898
..
..
0.02
..
0.86
0.02
2.2
0.31
5.7
0.16
..
..
0.52
0.11
..
..
0.09
0.08
1899
..
..
..
..
0.83
0.06
3.0
0.36
7.8
0.09
..
..
0.52
0.09
..
..
0.09
0.07
1900
001
..
..
..
0.91
0.05
3.1
0.27
3.9
0.09
..
..
0.59
0.10
..
..
0.06
0.01
1901
0.18
..
..
..
0.61
..
1.8
0.16
2.6
0.04
..
..
0.58
0.11
..
..
0.06
0.02
1902
1.82
0.30
..
..
0.78
0.01
1.87
0.18
2.14
0.06
..
..
0.40
0.10
..
..
0.09
0.05
1903
0.05
..
..
..
0.47
..
1.51
0.11
3.16
0.03
..
..
0.34
0.05
..
..
0.02
0.01
1904
0.05
..
..
..
0.59
0.03
1.30
0.23
3.75
0.13
..
..
0.19
0.05
..
..
0.04
0.02
1905
0.04
..
..
..
0.66
0.04
2.08
0.14
4.08
0.08
..
..
0.17
0.06
..
..
0.10
0.05
Note.—Data for 1893 could not be obtained.