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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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B.—Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Kate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | |||
| A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | c | D | |||
| 41,765 | 25.2 | 15.6 | 118 | 72,873 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 69 | 11,153 | 22.2 | 11.5 | 97 | |||
| C.-—Notifications of Infectious Disease. | ||||||||||||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 58 | 1 | 87 | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | — | _ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | _ | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Chicken Pox | 76 | 100 | 4 | 180 | ||||||||||
| Phthisis | 20 | 22 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 72 | 376 | 448 | |||||||||||