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

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Woolwich 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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96. The source of infection of the notified cases was
probably as follows:—
Belatives, 41—viz. (father 9, mother 9, brother 8, sister 7,
son 2, husband 4, mother-in-law 1,
wife 1.)
Lodgers 7 Nursing 1
Workshop 24 Train 1
Public house 35 Laundry 1
India 1 Servant 1
Friends 1 Mistress 1
Army 3 Office 1
Undetermined 68
97. Of 140 adults (viz.: 90 notified cases, and 50 deaths) as
to whom information was obtained, 21 were stated to be
teetotalers, 76 temperate, and 43 intemperate. Thus 30 per
cent, of consumptives were allowed by themselves or friends to
be intemperate.
98. Of the houses of notified consumptives, 31 were to some
extent dirty, 3 had damp walls, 5 were overcrowded, 2 were
unventilated, and 9 had dark rooms.

99. Age distribution.—The following table gives the age of notified cases:—

0-11-55-1515-2525-4545-65over 65
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Sex.—136 were males, and 50 females.

100. Occupation.—Of the 136 notified males, 55 were
Arsenal employees, of whom 22 were labourers. The Departments
and Workshops affected are as follows:—