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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 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE 7.— Birthrate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1919.
| — | Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Civil Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. * | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years) | Total Deaths under One Year. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Certified Causes. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 18.5 | 13.8 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 9.59 | 89 | 23.9 | 92.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| 96 Great Towns, including London (Census Populations exceeding 50,000) | 19.0 | 13.8 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.45 | 12.24 | 93 | 29.2 | 92.3 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (Census Populations 20,000—50,000) | 18.3 | 12.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 8.67 | 90 | 16.6 | 93.6 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| London | 18.3 | 13.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 16.22 | 85 | 44.7 | 91.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
*Non- civilians are included in these figures lor England and Wales, but not for other areas.