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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 VIII.
Diarrhoea, Infantile Mortality, and Temperature of Summer Quarter in London and Woolwich.
| District | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Diarrhoea in Summer Quarter per 1,000 living | London | 2.77 | 1.42 | 1.49 | 3.39 | 2.28 | 3.00 |
| Woolwich | 2.76 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 4.52 | 1.72 | 2.54 | |
| Infantile Death Rate j for year (deaths un. J der 1 year per 1,0001 births) I | London | 148 | 139 | 130 | 144 | 131 | 132 |
| Woolwich | 129 | 125 | 108 | 135 | 103 | 111 | |
| Maximum Weekly Average Temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of Summer Quarter | ... | 63.54 | 61.09 | 61.64 | 64.62 | 64.11 | 64.00 |
| Average temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer in Summer qtr. | ... | 62.00 | 59.68 | 60.18 | 61.45 | 61.62 | 62.08 |
Erysipelas.
67. There were 97 cases of erysipelas notified, compared with
58, 74, and 83 in the three preceding years. There were three
deaths. The case.rate was 0'76, and the death.rate 0.02.
Puerperal Fever.
68. There were 8 cases of puerperal fever notified, compared
with 11, 2, 5 and 12 in the four preceding years. There were 2
deaths. The case.rate was 0.06, and the death.rate 0.02, both,
rates being below the average of the past five years. One case
was attended in confinement by a qualified medical man and
seven by midwives. The Londou death.rate was 0.03.
69. In no case was there any ground to suppose that infection
was conveyed by the professional attendant from a previous case.