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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For the past eight years the birth-rate has been as follows:—
1893 | 31.3 |
1894 | 30.5 |
1895 | 30.9 |
1896 | 30.5 |
1897 | 31.5 |
1898 | 30.2 |
1899 | 30.3 |
1900 | 28.2 |
Marriages.
There have been 589 marriages registered during
the year; in the first quarter 140, in the second 132, in the third
162, and in the fourth 155.
During the year 307 cases of infectious disease
have been notified as follows (this number not including two second notifications):—
Dockyard Sub-District. | Arsenal Sub-District. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | 2 | – | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 61 | 73 | 134 |
Typhus | — | — | — |
Relapsing Fever | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 46 | 60 | 106 |
Membranous Croup | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Continued Fever | — | — | — |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 2 | 21 | 23 |
Cholera | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 13 | 26 | 39 |
Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 125 | 182 | 307 |
Of these 307 cases 224 were removed to Hospital as follows:—
Dockyard Sub-District. | Arsenal Sub-District. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | 2 | – | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 54 | 60 | 114 |
Diphtheria | 42 | 45 | 87 |
Membranous Croup | — | — | – |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 2 | 15 | 17 |
Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Puerperal Fever | — | — | — |
Totals | 103 | 121 | 224 |