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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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Table: C.-Notifications of Infectious Disease.

C.-Notifications of Infectious Disease.

Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.
Small Pox----
Scarlet Fever57722131
Diphtheria1319-32
Enteric Fever47213
Erysipelas58316
Puerperal Fever-1-1
Chicken Pox3137977
Phthisis1328142
Measles44107-151
(Notified by School Teachers)

Table: TABLE XII.Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, 13 weeks ended 31st December, 1904, corrected forPublic Institutions.A.—Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1000 population.

TABLE XII.

Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, 13 weeks ended 31st December, 1904, corrected for

Public Institutions.

A.—Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1000 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 DistrictDeaths of Residents Registered beyond District.Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1000 Births Registered.Number.
Number.Rate.
125,79185227110111939454124843013.7