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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Wards. | Dockyard | St. Mary's | River Ward. | St. George's | Burrage | Glyndon | Herbert | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas's | Eltham | |
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North | South |
Average 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Average of 1891-1895. | Average of 1896-1900. | Average of 1901-1905. | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Nett. | Corrected. |
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Nett. | Corrected. |
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Average 1886-1890. | Average 1891-1895. | Average 1896-1900. | Average 1901-1905. | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Year. | Age Period. | |||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | Over 75 |
1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. |
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1886-1890 | 1891-1895 | 1896-1900 | 1901-1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Average, | 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Year. | Woolwich | Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough | London | ||||
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No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | Rate |
Year | Number | Rate |
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Average, | 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Average, | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. |
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Year | Total | M. | F. | Under 3 mths | 3 to 6 months | 6 to 9 months | 9 to 12 months | Total under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 5 years | Over 5 years. |
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Notifications. | Deaths to October 31st. » | |||||||||||||||
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Average Births in 1905-6-7 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | Total | Rate per 1000 Births | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | Total. | Rate per 1000 Births. | Rate per 1000 Population | 1909 |
Year | Total | No under 1½ to a room | No with over 1½ and under 2 to a room | No with over 2 to a room |
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Total houses of which information was obtained | Clean. | Dirty. | Indifferent. |
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1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1909 | Totals 1905-9 |
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1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total |
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1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total. |
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Total cases weaned under 8 months. | Death of Mother. | Illness of Mother. | Failure of Milk. | Mother at Work. | Other Causes. |
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Year. | 1st Week | 2nd Week | 3rd Week | 4th Week | 5th Week | 6th Week | 7th Week | 8th Week | 9th Week | 10th Week | llth Week | 12th Week | 13th Week |
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Ward. | Total, 1905 to 1909 | Under One Year. | Over One Year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | 1-5 years. | 5-60 years. | Over 60 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | Average | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Average |
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1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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Average 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | over 65. |
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Seat of Primary Disease— | Males. | Females. |
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Males. | Females. |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 1908 | 1909 | Total |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total |
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total. |
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | Total. |
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Common Lodging-house. | Accommodation. | ||
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Men. | Women. | Total. |
No. | Date of Death. | Decease. | Age at Death. | Received Milk for |
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No. | Date of Death. | Disease. | Age at time of discontinuing | Received Milk for | Discontinued Milk. |
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Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. | Income. | £ | 8. | d. |
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Year, | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-Residents Registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registd. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* |
I. Insitutions within the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from outside the District. | II. Institutions outside the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from the District. |
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Wards. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
Notifiable Diseases. | Cases notified in whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of cases of mistaken diagnosis (included in preceding figures). | Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Age—Periods. | ||||||||||||
Woolwich.: | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||
East. | West. |
Disease. | All Ages. | Male. | Female. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | Over 85. |
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Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities at all ages in Wards | Deaths in Public Institutions, in the District. | Deaths in Outlaying Institutions. | |||||||||||
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River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's | St. Nicholas. | Central. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's | Herbert. | Burrage. | Eltham. | ||||
North. | South. |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Year. | Small Pox. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fevers. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | |||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Boroughs. | Population estimated to the middle of 1909. | Births. | Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year of age. | |||||||||||
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All Causes. | Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | W hooping-cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia† (Origin uncertain). | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. |
Boroughs. | Per 1,000 Persons Living. Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births | |||||||||||||
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Births | All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping-cough | Typhus | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia † (Origin uncertain) | Diarrhoea | Phthisis |
Boroughs. | All Causes. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diptheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One Year to 1000 Births. |
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Boroughs. | All Causes. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis. | |||||
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Before Distribution. | After Distribution. | Before Distribution. | After Distribution. | Before Distribution. | After Distribution. | Before Distribution. | After Distribution. | Before Distribution. | After Distribution. |
Week. Date of ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature 3 feet below ground. | Mean Humidity complete Saturation = 100 | No. of days in which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||
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Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean temperature. | Diarrhoea. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | All Causes. |
Period. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature 3 feet below ground. | Mean Humidity Complete Saturation 100. | Number of days on which rain fell in each week. | Average Weekly Rainfall in inches. | Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||
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Average of Weekly Maxima. | Average of Weekly Minima. | Average of Weekly Means. | Diarrhcea. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | All Causes. |
Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages—Gross | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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Number. | Bate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. |
Disease. | Woolwich. | plHMSTEAD. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 1st Quarters of 1903/4/5/6/7/8. | |
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East. | West. |
Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths o£ Non-Besidents in District. | Deaths of Besidents Begistered beyond District | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
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Number. | Bate. | Number. | Bate per 1,000 Births Begistered. | Number. | Number. | Bate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Kate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 2nd Quarters of 1904/5/6/7/8. | ||
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West. | East. |
Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
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Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | ||||||
Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 3rd Quarters of 1904/5/6/7/8. | ||
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West | East |
Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths at all ages— Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||
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Population estimated to middle of Year. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Elthan. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Bate. | Death Bate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Bate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead . | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters o 1904/5/6/7/8. | ||
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West. | East. |
Week endiDg. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Epidemic Influenza. | Whooping Cougb. | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Rheumatism. | Tubercle. | Alcoholism. | Cancer. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Accidents. | Homicide and Suicide. |
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St. Mary's and Dockyard. | River. | Burrage and Herbert. | Central and St. Margaret's. | St. Nicholas. | Glyndon. | Eltham. | St. George's. | Total. |
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Premises. | Number of | |
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Inspections. | Written Notices |
Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
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Pound. | Remedied. |
Class. | Number. |
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Nature of Work. | Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from Other Councils. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to Other Councils. | Prosecutions. | ||||||||||
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Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. 109). | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110). | |||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspectied. | Number where Defects were found. |
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Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspeoted. | Number where Defects were found. |
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No. | Date of Pinal Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Article. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Articles. | Quantity. | Date. | Remarks. | Reason. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Name. | Address. |
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No. | Name of Owner. | Situation. |
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No. | Name and Address of Owner. | Situation. |
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No. | Name. | Address. |
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No. | Name. | Address. |
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No. | Name. | Address. |
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Date. | Applicant's Name. | Premises. | Remarks. |
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