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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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G5. The following table shows the death-rate from the above
mentioRed diarrhceal diseases per 1000 births in each Ward and
Parish during the past five years.
Diarrhœl diseases per 1000 births.
| Average 1901-5. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Parish | 33.2 | 44. |
| River Ward (North) | 58.8 | 81. |
| River Ward (South) | 31.4 | 61. |
| Dockyard Ward | 27.4 | 41. |
| St. Mary's Ward | 34.6 | 33. |
| St. George's Ward | 18.0 | 17. |
| Plumstead Parish | 26.6 | 31. |
| St. Nicholas Ward | 36.8 | 33. |
| Central Ward | 16.0 | 24. |
| Glyndon Ward | 34.8 | 59. |
| St. Margaret's Ward | 19.8 | 18. |
| Herbert Ward | 19.8 | 25. |
| Burrage Ward | 12.6 | 30. |
| Eltham | 18.8 | 19. |
| The Borough (1902-5) | 26.7 | 34. |
| London County (1904-5) | 40.0 | 48. |
North Woolwich had again the highest death-rate, though
compared with the two preceding years, this district shows much
improvement {re unhealthiness of North Woolwich, see Administration,
par. 30). South River and Glyndon Wards had the next
highest rate, and St. George's, St. Margaret's, and Eltham the
lowest.
66. Zymotic Enteritis may be defined as a communicable
disease of which the prominent symptoms are Diarrhoea, vomiting,
and general depression, and which occurs mainly in the latter
part of the summer and early autumn. Every case of Zymotic
Enteritis is no doubt a source of infection to others, but it is not