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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Diarrhœa.
80. The deaths from diarrhœa, dysentery, and epidemic or
zymotic enteritis numbered 150, or 1.19 per thousand population,
compared with 0'82, 0 48 and 0.36 in the three preceding
years. The rate for London County was 1.02.
There were in addition 19 deaths from Enteritis and Gastroenteritis,
making a total of 169 deaths (or 47 per 1000 births),
probably due to the same disease under different names; 138
were under one year of age. The corresponding death rate in
London was 41.
81. The following table shows the death rate from all the
above-mentioned diseases per 1000 births in each ward and
parish during the past four years:—
Diarrhœal diseases per 1,000 births.
| 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Parish | 37 | 19 | 22 | 57 |
| Wards. | ||||
| River (North) | 62 | 37 | 35 | 103 |
| River (South) | 23 | 28 | 46 | |
| Dockyard | 32 | 17 | 18 | 42 |
| St. Mary's | 19 | 18 | 31 | 76 |
| St. George's | 20 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
| Plumstead Parish | 31 | 23 | 13 | 48 |
| Wards. | ||||
| St. Nicholas | 43 | 29 | 21 | 69 |
| Central | 20 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| Glyndon | 34 | 31 | 9 | 79 |
| St. Margaret's | 22 | 25 | 12 | 33 |
| Herbert | 21 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| Burrage | 23 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Eltham | 39 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| The Borough | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| London County | ... | ... | ... | 41 |