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Woolwich 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1918
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the average of the ten years 1905-1914. This is the highest
rate recorded since 1902.
12. The following table shows the death-rate of Woolwich compared with London and the adjoining Boroughs:-
| 1917 | 1918 | |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 14.4 | 17.6 |
| 96 great towns | 14.6 | 18.2 |
| London | 15.0 | 18.9 |
| Greenwich | 15.1 | 18.8 |
| Lewisham | 11.6 | 13.6 |
| West Ham | 14.5 | 19.9 |
| East Ham | 11.4 | 14.5 |
| Erith | 9.6 | 12.7 |
| WOOLWICH | 10.6 | 14.3 |
In 1917 Woolwich had the lowest death-rate of all the Metropolitan
Boroughs; last year three Boroughs had a lower death rate,
viz., Hampstead, Wandsworth and Lewisham,
13. The following table gives the average death-rate in
each Registration District of the Borough during the past six
quinquennial periods, 1916, 1917 and 1918.
Woolwich parish had the highest death rate and Eltham the lowest.
| 1886 to 1890 | 1891 to 1895 | 1896 to 1900 | 1901 to 1905 | 1906 to 1910 | 1911 to 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Borough | 17.2 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 14.3 | |
| Woolwich Parish | 20.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 18.1 |
| Plumstead.West | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 15.5 |
| East | 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 12.4 | |||||
| Eltham Parish | — | 13.0 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 10.8 |
| London | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 18.7 |
| KThree years—1888, 1889 and 1890. | |||||||||
14. The following tables give the numbers dying at various
ages in the past sixteen years from all causes and Influenza, and
the deaths at all ages from certain diseases, not hereafter
referred to:-
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