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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.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 3rd Quarters of 1904/5/6/7/8. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | East | |||||
| Smallpox | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 93 | 109 | 08 | G | 270 | 142.6 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 16 | 12 | _ | 43 | 50.8 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6.6 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 19.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2.4 |
| Phthisis | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 37.6 |
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 70.2 |
TABLE XIII.
Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, ending 2nd January, 1910, corrected for Public
Institutions:—
Births and Deaths Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 population
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of Year. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 127,993 | 737 | 23.0 | 72 | 98 | 346 | 73 | 11 | 52 | 387 | 12.1 |