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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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The following table gives the zymotic death-rate in each parish during the past nine years:—
| Average, | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich | 1.69 | 1.93 | 1.67 | 1.10 | 1.44 | 0.72 |
| Plumstead | 1.53 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 0.84 | 1.01 | 0.64 |
| Eltham | 0.88 | 0.83 | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.29 | 0.43 |
| The Borough | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.34 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.63 |
| London | — | — | — | — | 1.30 | 1.14 |
24. Inquests. There were 107 inquests, compared with
154, 160, 141, 121, 128, 115, and 105 in the seven preceding
years.
The following table gives particulars as to the cause of death:-
| 1. | Natural Causes | 59 | |
| 2. | Accidental Causes:— | ||
| Burns and Scalds | 7 | ||
| Drowning | 4 | ||
| Falls | 5 | ||
| Fractures | 6 | ||
| Bun over | 3 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 4 | ||
| Poison | 4 | ||
| Other accidental causes | 9 | ||
| - | 42 | ||
| 3. | Homicidal causes:— | ||
| Suicide | 6 | ||
| Murder and Manslaughter | nil | ||
| - | 6 | ||
| 107 | |||
The "Accidental Causes" were 51, 43, 35, 49, and 23 in
the five preceding years. The "Homicidal Causes" were 11,
15, 7, 15, and 14 in the same years.