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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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33. Of the 13 who died from Measles, 12 were "under 5 years
of age; 8 were males and 5 females; 4 were in Woolwich Parish,
8 in Plumstead and 1 in Eltham.
34. 4-65 notifications were received from school teachers, compared
with 326, 646, 661 and 1,240 in the four preceding years.
The mortahty per cent, of notifications was 2.8, compared with
3.8 and 2.3 in the two precedine years.
35. The following table gives the number of deaths and death rate from Measles for the past five years, and two preceding quinquennia, in each parish, (as far as known), and the death rate in London :—
| Year. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | Rate. | |
| 1891-5 (average) 1896-1900 (average) 1901 | 20 | 0.49 | 29 | 0.51 | .. | .. | 0.59 |
| 34 | 0.81 | 36 | 0.57 | .. | .. | 0.57 | |
| 11 | 0.26 | 9 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.43 | |
| 1902 | 10 | 0.24 | 31 | 0.43 | .. | .. | 0.51 |
| 1903 | 8 | 0.19 | 14 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.23 | 0.40 |
| 1904 | 11 | 0.26 | 15 | 0.21 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.49 |
| 1905 | 4 | 0.10 | 8 | 0.11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.36 |
36. A Special Report on Measles and the Results of Early
School Closure will be found in an Appendix. There is given a
table showing the remarkable diminution in the Measles death
rate in recent years, and the probable cause. If the death rate
prevailing in the Borough from 1896—1900 had continued
during the past five years, 275 children would have died from
Measles who are now living.