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Woolwich 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Statistics of Special Areas.
30. Inspection of Morris Street and Morris Place.—I have
made a special inspection of Morris Street and Morris Place,
and calculated certain death rates for the seven years, 1901/7.
Morris Place and Street consist of 40 small four-roomed houses,
four of which were found to be unoccupied. The following are
the death statistics :—
Population on Inspection 233
,, Census, 1901 295
Average 264
Statistics, 1901-7.
| Year. | Total Deaths. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 years. | Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Phthisis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1902 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1903 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| 1904 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. |
| 1905 | 2 | -.. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 1906 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1907 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Death Rate 19.5
Zymotic Death Rate 3.8
Phthisis Death Rate 2.7
The death rate for the seven years was found to be 19.5,
compared with 13.6 in the Borough. The Zymotic death rate
was 3.8, compared with 1.45; and the death rate from Phthisis
2.7, compared with 1.35. The following death rates of special
areas have been previously found (but these refer to an earlier
period when the Borough death rate was higher):—