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Woolwich 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE V.

Summary of Report.

Schools in West District (Non-Closure).

Cases Notified 1901/2331Rate15.4
„ „1903/4/5/6109126.0
Schools in East District (Closure).
Cases Notified 1901/2542Rate21 3
„ „ 1903/4/5/6169430.8
Notification Rates are calculated per 1,000 on Roll per year.
West District.
Deaths 1901/229Rate8.5
„ 1903/4/5/6416.07
East District.
Deaths 1901/2328.3
„ 1903/4/5/6587.8
Death rates calculated per 1,000 average annual Births.

Appendix II.
How to be Healthy.
"Prevention is Better than Cure."
1. General Rules of Health.
2. Physical Deterioration and Alcoholism.
3. The Prevention of Consumption.
It is our duty both to maintain our own health and to avoid
injuring the health of other persons; the following rules contain
advice which will much assist you to do this. They are sent by
order of the Health Committee of the Borough with the request that
after having read them you will hang them up in a convenient place
for further reference.
In addition, Cards of Instruction on "How to Feed Baby" and
"Precautions against Measles" can be obtained at any time during
office hours by applying to the Public Health Department, Town
Hall.
The three requisites of health are cleanliness, fresh air and
pure water. There should be no lack of any of these in your house.
SIDNEY DAVIES, Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall, Woolwich,
February, 1906.