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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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| Notifications. | Deaths to Oct. 31st. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead Parish | 57 | ||
| St. Nicholas's Ward | 43 | 5 | |
| Central Ward | 4 | ||
| Glyndon Ward | 3 | 1 | |
| St. Margaret's Ward | 5 | 1 | |
| Herbert Ward | 1 | ||
| Burrage Ward | 1 | ||
| Eltham Parish | 10 | 10 | |
| 93 | 93 | 10 | |
Table III. Houses affected.
| Total. | Number under 1 1/2 to a room. | Number with over 1 1/2 and under 2 to a room. | Number with over 2 to a room. | Standards of Cleanliness. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 49 | 34 | 10 | * 14 | † 39 | ‡ 27 | || 13 | § o |
N.B.—* signifies very clean, † clean, ‡ indifferent, || dirty,
§ very dirty.
Table IV.
Principal Diet of Cases under 1 year.
| Total cases | 49 |
| Breast only | 4 |
| Breast and other food | 9 |
| Fresh cow's milk | 10 |
| Fresh cow's milk and farinaceous food | 11 |
| Nestle's condensed milk | 11 |
| Depot milk | 2 |
| Depot milk and other food | 1 |
| Not stated | 1 |