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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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| Fall | ||
| Fractures | 3 | |
| Misadventure | 11 | |
| Run over | 5 | |
| Suffocation, being overlain in bed 3. Homicidal causes: — | 5 – | 39 |
| Suicide | 9 | |
| Murder—Manslaughter | 0 | |
| – | 9 | |
| 4. Found drowned | 0 | |
| Exposure | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 154 | |
Of the above, 6 were certified by the Coroner to be
accelerated by alcoholism.
Uncertified Deaths.
23. There were 21 deaths which were not certified either
by a medical practitioner, nor by a Coroner after inquest. The
rate per cent. of total deaths was 1.1 in the Borough, 1.4 in
Woolwich Parish, 0.7 in Plumstead Parish, and 4.7 in Eltham.
The rate in Plumstead was the lowest yet recorded.
Small-Pox and Vaccination.
24. A full report on the recent outbreak of Small-pox in the
Borough has already been presented and printed. It is
appended to this report, and covers the period September, 1901,
to June, 1902. Five cases and two deaths occurred in July,
but no cases have occurred since.
There were during the year, 228 cases, and 38 deaths.
Tables III. and V. give particulars as to the cases and deaths
occurring during the year. The case rate 1.82, and death rate
0.30, were the highest I have recorded.
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