London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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B. Birth and Death Rate for each Parish.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ageB. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | |||||
| A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | |||||
| 38,991 | 26.0 | 12.4 | 94 | West 40,907 East 34,500 | 24.2 21.7 | 11.3 8.0 | 69 91 | 14,050 | 22.8 | 6.5 | 25 | |||||
| C. Notifications of Infectious Disease. | ||||||||||||||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 2nd Quarters of 19C5/6/7/8/9. | ||||||||||||
| West. | East. | |||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | 06 | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 34 | 43 | 3 | 110 | 181.2 | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 10 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 61.2 | ||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3.4 | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 10 | 11 | - | 23 | 19.0 | ||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| Phthisis (Voluntary and Poor Law) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 42.3 | ||||||||||
| Measles (Notified by School Teachers) | 162 | 33 | 37 | 3 | 235 | 205.8 | ||||||||||