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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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C. Notifications of Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | Woolwich. - | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 3rd quarters in previous 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 79 | 157 | 13 | 249 | 132.4 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 37 | 2 | 49 | 44.6 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | . _ | 1 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 25 | . — | 27 | 18.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 15 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 37.0 |
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 10 | 16 | — | 26 | 55.6 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 59 | 25 | 10 | 94 | 124.6 (1905-6-7) |
TABLE XIII.
Summary of Statistics for the 4th Quarter (13 weeks) ending 30th December* 1907, corrected for Public Institutions.
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population.
| Population estimated to middle of Year. | 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registered. | Number. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 129,336 | 782 | 24.2 | 102 | 130 | 364 | 77 | 10 | 44 | 398 | 12.3 |