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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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W. F. N. Troughton, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert.
Meat and Other Foods (Catering Establishments, Milk Premises,
etc., Inspector).
R. Lincoln, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods (Housing and Restaurants, etc., Inspector).
K. S. Cooper, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods (District Inspector).
J. A. Orrell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. (Food Inspector)—
(Resigned 2nd August, 1954).
J. B. O'Connell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board (District
Inspector).
R. H. Pasterfield, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat
and Other Foods (District Inspector).
H. L. Davies, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board (Food Inspector).
J. Hills, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other
Foods (District Inspector).
F. W. Harmsworth, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board (Resigned
31st October, 1954) (District Inspector).
J. Hacker, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other
Foods (Food Inspector).
J. H. Lott, Cert San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods (Commenced duty 17th May, 1954) (District
Inspector).
Public Analyst (Part-time)—
H. Amphlett Williams, ph.d. (lon.). a.c.g.f.c., f.r.i.c.
GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough 8,282 statute acres
Number of Dwellings 41,647
Number of persons per acre 18 0
Rateable Value £1,265,848
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £5,178
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative figures for
1953, are shown below:—
| 1954 | 1953 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Home, i.e., including members of H.M. Forces stationed in the district) | 149,700 | 151,100 |
| Live Births—Legitimate | 1,944 | 1,990 |
| Live Births—Illegitimate | 91 | 100 |
| Total Live Births | 2,035 | 2,090 |
| Birth Rate | 135 | 138 |
| Stillbirths | 47 | 51 |
| Stillbirths—Rate per 1,000 total births | 23 1 | 244 |
| Total Deaths | 1,443 | 1,569 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 96 | 104 |
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | nil |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | 49 | nil |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 37 | 48 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 18 1 | 22.9 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 21 | 29 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 288 | 303 |
| Deaths from acute poliomyelitis | nil | 3 |