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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 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

Disease.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.
Small Pox2--2
Scarlet Fever399129159
Diphtheria37654106
Enteric Fever15—6
Erysipelas915226
Puerperal Fever22—4
Phthisis1125339
Measles8253467
(Notified by School Teachers)

Table: TABLE X.Summary of Statistics for the 2nd Quarter (13 weeks) ended 1st July, 1905, corrected forPublic Institutions.A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 Population.

TABLE X.

Summary of Statistics for the 2nd Quarter (13 weeks) ended 1st July, 1905, corrected for

Public Institutions.

A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 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 District.Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Number.Bate.I Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.
N umber.Rate.
126,60488327.96270.236183134839612.5