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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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T able VIII.
Diarrhoea, Infantile Mortality, and Temperature of Summer Quarter in London and Woolwich.
| District. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Death-rate from Diarrhœa in Summer Quarter per 1,000 living | London | 2.77 | 1.42 | 1.49 | 3.39 | 2.28 | 3.00 | 0.46 |
| Woolwich | 2.76 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 4.52 | 1.72 | 2.54 | 0.34 | |
| Infantile Death-rate for year (deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | London | 148 | 139 | 130 | 144 | 131 | 132 | 115 |
| Woolwich | 129 | 125 | 108 | 135 | 103 | 111 | 113 | |
| 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 | 60.84 |
| Average Temperature of 3 ft. ground-thermometer in Summer Quarter | ... | 62.06 | 59.68 | 60.18 | 61.45 | 61.62 | 62.08 | 59.16 |
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