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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 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: 13. The following table gives the average death-rate in eacli Parish and Ward of the Borough during the five years 1901-5, and the rates for 1906 : —

13. The following table gives the average death-rate in eacli Parish and Ward of the Borough during the five years 1901-5, and the rates for 1906 : —

Average: 1901-5.Rate for 1906.
Woolwich Parish16.515.5
Wards
River1 North 17.815.5
I South 18.l18.8
Dockyard16.516.8
St. Mary's12.510.0
St. George's16.812.8
Plumstead Parish12.912.2
Wards
St. Nicholas12.812.7
Central11.010.1
Glyndon15.115.1
St. Margaret's12.911.2
Herbert10.910.6
Burrage13.414.4
Eltham Parish10.210.2

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The Parish of Woolwich lias never had so low a death-rate as
last year. Plumstead had a lower rate in 1905, and Eltham in
1902, 1903, and 1905. St. Mary's, Central, and Eltham, again
had the lowest death-rates. River South had the highest. The
improvement in North River and St. George's Wards is noteworthy.
14. The table below gives the death-rate of the Borough and
each parish during the past four quinquennial periods compared
with London. It is seen that in Plumstead Parish there has been
a progressive improvement, though the last five years show a more
marked decline than the previous ones. In Woolwich and Eltham
Parishes the five years 1896 to 1900 had a higher rate than the