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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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14. The table below gives the death-rate of the Borough and
each parish during the past four quinquennial periods, and last
two years, 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, 1896-1900 had a higher rate than the previous five years, but the decline in death-rate since 1901 has been much more marked than in Plumstead.
| Average 1886-1890 | Average 1891-1895 | Average 1890-1900 | Average 1901-1905 | 1906 | 1907 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Boro' | ... | 17.2 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| Woolwich Parish | *20.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 14.6 |
| Plumstead „ | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| Eltham „ | ... | 13.0 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
| London „ | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
* Three years—1888,1889 and 1890.
15. The death-rate among males was 13'3 and among females
143. In 1905 the numbers were 14 0 and 13'4 respectively, and
in 1906, 14 7 and 13'6. These rates are estimated on the numbers
of the two sexes found at the census of 1901. The relative
proportion of the sexes has, not improbably, been recently much
modified by emigration of males.
16. Tables VI. and VII., kindly supplied by the Registrar
General, give a summary of the Vital Statistics of the County and
Metropolitan Boroughs in the five years 1902-6 and in 1907.
Only four Boroughs had a lower death-rate than Woolwich, viz.,
Hampstead, Stoke Xewington, Lewisham, and Wandsworth. It