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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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74. The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes, in each of the three past quinquennia:—
| 1891-5. | 1896-1900. | 1901-5. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich | 2.80 | 2.16 | 2.15 |
| Plumstead | 1.78 | 1.40 | 1.35 |
75. The reduction of the phthisis death-rate in the past two
years, especially in Woolwich parish, is very marked. The deathrate
from other forms of tuberculosis has diminished but very
slightly.
76. 82 of those who died from Phthisis were males and 72
females. In 1905 there were 110 males and 75 females, and in
1906-7, 97 males and 67 females. The death-rate of males is
decreasing faster than that of females.
77. Out of 20 who died, with regard to whom information on
this point was obtained, 3 were stated to be teetotalers, 10 temperate,
and 7 intemperate.
78. The source of infection was attributed, in 86 deaths from tuberculosis, with more or less probabability, as follows:—
| Family or personal—Father | 18 |
| Husband | 3 |
| Mother | 13 |
| Brother | 5 |
| Sister | 6 |
| Other relatives | 5 |
| Other inmates of house and friends | 5 |
| Workplace | 6 |
| Public House, or Licensed Restaurant | 20 |
| Milk | 5 |
| 86 |