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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The Zymotic death rate was 177 in Woolwich Parish, 2.23
in Plumstead Parish, and 0.20 in Eltham.
The following table shows the rate in each parish for each of the past three years:—
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich | 3.8 | 1.61 | 1.74 |
| Plumstead | 2.1 | 1.42 | 2.20 |
| Eltham | 0.33 | 1.51 | 0.19 |
Deaths in Public Institutions.
21. Table 1 gives the total number of deaths in public
institutions, inside and outside the Borough, and Table la, the
institutions in which they occurred. Table lb gives a summary
of the number of deaths, male and female, occurring in each
of the principal institutions mentioned in Table la. Table IV.
also shows how many deaths from each principal cause
occurred in the institutions in the Borough. 247 deaths
occurred in the Workhouse Infirmaries, 31 in the Military and
Arsenal Hospitals, 45 in the large General Hospitals, 6 in the
Chest Hospitals, and 32 in the various Lunatic Asylums. Of
the deaths from phthisis 66, or about one-third of the total,
took place in the Workhouse Infirmaries.
Inquests.
22. There were 154 inquests compared with the same
number in 1901.
The following table gives particulars as to the causes of death:—
| 1. Natural causes | 105 | |
| 2. Accidental causes:— | 105 | |
| Burns | 6 | |
| Drowning | 7 |