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 X.—B.—Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of Year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of Year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of Year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. |
a | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
41,723 | 28.2 | 16.9 | 99 | 70,626 | 32.5 | 13.5 | 111 | 9,960 | 23.3 | 5.6 | 69 |
C.—Notifications of Infectious Disease.
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small-Pox | 40 | 75 | 2 | 117 |
Scarlet Fever | 23 | 43 | 10 | 76 |
Diphtheria | 17 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 5 | - | 8 |
Erysipelas | 10 | 15 | — | 25 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Phthisis | 24 | 20 | 3 | 47 |
Chicken-Pox | 63 | 126 | 15 | 204 |