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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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C.—Notifications of Infectious Disease.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 26 | 55 | 5 | 86 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 28 | 4 | 41 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Continued Fever | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | — | 20 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Phthisis | 14 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 1 | 22 | — | 23 |
TABLE XII.
Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter (13 weeks) ending 2nd January, 1904,
corrected for Public Institutions.
A.—Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all Ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all Ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registered | Number. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 123,172 | 880 | 28.7 | 134 | 152 | 405 | 58 | 9 | 36 | 432 | 14.0 |