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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.
| Disease. | Woolwich. | plHMSTEAD. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 1st Quarters of 1903/4/5/6/7/8. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East. | West. | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | .33 |
| Scarlet fever | 107 | 46 | 64 | 31 | 248 | 145.8 |
| Diphtheria | 28 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 96 | 81.5 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.0 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 23.3 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 |
| Phthisis | 17 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 55 | 37.6 |
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 143 | 82 | 267 | — | 492 | 341.1 |
TABLE XI.
Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending 27th June, 1909, corrected for Public
Institutions:—
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.
| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Bate. | Number. | Bate per 1,000 Births Begistered. | Number. | Number. | Bate. | ||||
| 127,938 | 717 | 22.4 | 50 | 70 | 352 | 86 | 11 | 67 | 408 | 12.8 |