London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Woolwich 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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20. Infant Mortality.—The infant mortality as measured by
the proportion of deaths under one year per 1000 births was
106. This is the lowest rate recorded in the Borough; the
lowest previously recorded was 109 in 1894.

The following table gives the rate in each parish and each ward during the past three years, and for comparison the rate in London and certain neighbouring districts:—

1901.1902.1903.
Woolwich Parish137119132
Wards.
Dockyard14198102
St. Mary's123133176
Eiver—North158192114
Eiver—South109155
St. George's118127129
Plumstead Parish12212995
Wards.
Burrage9412372
Herbert9110780
Glyndon94119105
St. Margaret's13011295
Central12013594.
St. Nicholas14315297
Eltham1419574
Greenwich138127
West Ham172149148
East Ham156119113
Erith14110393
London148139130
England & Wales132
Woolwich Borough128124106