Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.
Disease. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 36 | 89 | 4 | 129 |
Diphtheria | 40 | 53 | 52 | 145 |
Enteric Fever | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Erysipelas | 5 | 22 | 2 | 29 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Phthisis | 6 | 28 | 3 | 37 |
Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 9 | 21 | 1 | 31 |
TABLE XI.
Summary of Statistics for the 2nd Quarter (13 weeks) ending 30th June, 1906, corrected for
Public Institutions.
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population
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. | ||||
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Population estimated to middle of Year. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
127,345 | 843 | 26.5 | 77 | 86.8 | 328 | 70 | 10 | 42 | 360 | 11.3 |