Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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23. Zymotic death-rate—The number of deaths from the
seven principal zymotic diseases was 117, giving a death-rate of
0.92, compared with 1.0, 1.49, and 1.34, in the three preceding
years.
The following table gives the zymotic death-rate in
each parish during the past 8 years:—
Average, 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woolwich | 1.69 | 1.93 | 1.67 | 1.10 |
Plumstead | 1.53 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 0.84 |
Eltham | 0.88 | 0.83 | 1.02 | 0.77 |
The Borough | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.34 | 0.92 |
24. Inquests.—There were 115 inquests compared with 154,
154, 160, 141, 121, and 128, in the six preceding years.
The following table gives particulars as to the cause of death:—
1. | Natural causes | 51 | |
2. | Accidental causes— | ||
Burns | 5 | ||
Drowning | 8 | ||
Falls | 9 | ||
Fractures | 4 | ||
Bun over | 2 | ||
Suffocation, overlying | 5 | ||
Other accidental causes | 16 | ||
— | 49 | ||
3. | Homicidal causes — | ||
Suicide | 15 | ||
Murder and Manslaughter | |||
— | 15 | ||
115 |