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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TABLE V. (A).
Number of Cases Notified and Rates per 1000 Population estimated to 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Kate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | W oolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | |
1891 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.01 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 29 | 2 | 58 | 0.58 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 51 | 0.51 | 80 | 61 | 10 | 151 | 1.52 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.01 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 37 | 0.37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 7 | 0.15 |
1892 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 0.04 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 55 | .. | 102 | 1.0 | 17 | 118 | 3 | 138 | 1.3 | 338 | 584 | 34 | 956 | 9.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 22 | 2 | 42 | 0.41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | 10 | 0.09 |
1893 | 61 | 51 | ? | 112 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 46 | 92 | .. | 138 | 1.0 | 24 | 179 | .. | 203 | .. | 259 | 527 | .. | 786 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 32 | .. | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 9 | .. |
1894 | 15 | 22 | .. | 37 | 0.35 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.00 | 30 | 64 | 6 | 100 | 0.96 | 59 | 118 | 8 | 185 | 1.7 | 215 | 580 | 23 | 818 | 7.8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.00 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 49 | 0.47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.04 |
1895 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 53 | 14 | 100 | 0.93 | 67 | 148 | 9 | 224 | 2.0 | 187 | 323 | 84 | 594 | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 215 | 4 | 269 | 2.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | 9 | 0.08 |
1896 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 0.03 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 43 | 13 | 111 | 1.03 | 101 | 198 | 12 | 311 | 2.8 | 144 | 352 | 47 | 543 | 5.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 32 | 11 | 67 | 0.62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 0.03 |
1897 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 0.01 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 0.03 | 37 | 46 | 8 | 91 | 0.83 | 150 | 132 | 8 | 290 | 2.6 | 225 | 372 | 61 | 658 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 25 | 5 | 49 | 0-45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 04 | ||||||
1898 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 0.02 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 95 | 0.86 | 107 | 110 | 28 | 245 | 2.2 | 204 | 423 | 5 | 632 | 5.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 22 | 29 | 7 | 58 | 0-52 | i | o-oo | 3 | V | 10 | 0-09 | ||||
1899 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 0.00 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 64 | 2 | 95 | 0.83 | 143 | 183 | 21 | 347 | 3.0 | 168 | 707 | 14 | 889 | 7.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 0-52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 009 | ||||||
1900 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 0.01 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | 73 | 2 | 114 | 0.98 | 106 | 240 | 18 | 364 | 3.1 | 134 | 300 | 22 | 456 | 3.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 41 | 4 | 68 | 0-59 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 06 | |||||
1901 | 4 | 17 | .. | 21 | 0.18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 38 | 8 | 72 | 0.61 | 65 | 134 | 17 | 216 | 1.8 | 106 | 180 | 25 | 311 | 2.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 33 | 15 | 69 | 0-58 | "l | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 006 |
TABLE V. ( b )—Deaths from Infectious Diseases.
Year. | Small-pox. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fevers | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | Woolwich | Plumstead ; | Eltham | Total | Rate per 1000 | |
1891 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | 0.05 | 2 | 6 | .. | 8 | 0.08 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 0.04 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 0.06 | i | 2 | 3 | 0-03 | ||||||
1892 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 8 | 0.07 | 4 | 38 | . . | 42 | 0.41 | 9 | 25 | .. | 34 | 0.33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | .. | 14 | 0.13 | i | 1 | 2 | 002 | ||||||
1893 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 0.05 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 9 | 65 | .. | 74 | .. | 15 | 31 | .. | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 13 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
1894 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 0.03 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.04 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 59 | 0.56 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 44 | 0.42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0.11 | 3 | 3 | 0'03 | |||||||
1895 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.01 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.02 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 52 | 0.47 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0.20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 0.38 | 4 | 4 | 0-03 | |||||||
1896 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 0.04 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 94 | 0.87 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 0.24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 8 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 001 | |||||||
1897 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 0.04 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 63 | 0.58 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0.12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 0.05 | 3 | 3 | 0 02 | |||||||
1898 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 0.02 | 20 | 15 | .. | 35 | 0.31 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0.16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0-08 | ||||||
1899 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.06 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 41 | 0.36 | 4 | 6 | .. | 10 | 0.09 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 10 | 0.09 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0-07 | ||||||
1900 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 0.00 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 0.05 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 0.27 | 6 | 5 | .. | 11 | 0.09 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. | 12 | 0.10 | 2 | 2 | 001 | |||||||
1901 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.00 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 17 | •• | 19 | 0.16 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 0.04 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | i | 3 | 002 |
Populations Estimated to middle of each year.
Parish. | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 |
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WOOLWICH | 40,848 | 41,348 | 41,854 | 41,417 | 42,768 | 41,388 | 41,430 | 41,478 | 41,542 | 41,600 | 41,621 |
PLUMSTEAD | 52,754 | 54,060 | 55,398 | 56,770 | 58,175 | 59,615 | 61,090 | 62,603 | 65,255 | 66,893 | 68,829 |
ELTHAM | 5,682 | 5,736 | 5,840 | 5,890 | 5,938 | 5,911 | 6,091 | 6,192 | 6,351 | 7,005 | 7,290 |
BOROUGH | 99,284 | 101,144 | 103,092 | 104,077 | 106,881 | 106,864 | 108,611 | 110,273 | 113,148 | 115,498 | 117,740 |