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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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ferred by a reduced death-rate, for each of the 568 lives
saved means about ten others who have escaped a weakening
illness, or who have weathered illness with less damaging
effects, for a lower death-rate means improved health of the
surviving population.
Infant Mortality.
17. The deaths under one year were 241, compared with
240 in 1909. The infant mortality (deaths under one year
per 1,000 births) was 84, compared with 82 last year, and
with 95 in 1908.
During the past three years there has been a great reduction
of the infantile death-rate. During the first nine
months of 1910 this mortality was as low as during the
corresponding period of 1909, but in the fourth quarter the
rate rose to 115, higher than in any quarter for three years.
The Infants' Milk Depot was closed in the third quarter,
viz., on July 31st.
The following table gives the infantile mortality in the Borough during the past seven years, compared with the neighbouring Boroughs, London, and Eng'land:—
| 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | 112 | 113 | 90 | 86 | 93 | 80 |
| Greenwich | 137 | 119 | 100 | 120 | 114 | 107 |
| West Ham | 158 | 149 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 101 |
| East Ham | 131 | 127 | 108 | 104 | 95 | 94 |
| Erith | 112 | 85 | 88 | 80 | 78 | 71 |
| London | 138 | 132 | 115 | 113 | 107 | 103 |
| 77 Great Towns | 146 | 127 | 128 | 118 | 115 | |
| England and Wales | 135 | 133 | 118 | 121 | 109 | 96 |