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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B. Birth and Death Rate for each Parish.
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 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 |