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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diphtheria.
47. 147 cases of Diphtheria were notified (excluding 24
cases of mistaken diagnosis), compared with 275, 362, and
240, in the three preceding years. The case-rate (number of
cases per 1,000 population) corrected for cases of mistaken
diagnosis, was 1.15, compared with l.88 in 1909, and 2.15,
the average of the ten preceding years. 6 of the cases were
bacteriological, i.e., had no symptoms. This is the lowest
case-rate recorded since 1891.
48. There were only 5 deaths, compared with 23, 15,
and 25, in the three preceding years. The death-rate was
0.04, compared with 0.120 in "1909, and with 018, the
average of the ten preceding years. The Woolwich deathrate
is the lowest ever recorded. The previous lowest was
0.08 in 1891. The London death-rate was 0.09.
49. 41 cases were in Woolwich parish, 68 in West Plumstead, 55 in East Plumstead, and 7 in Eltham. The following table shows the case-rate in each registration district (not corrected for mistaken diagnosis) in the past seven years, compared with London and the Borough:—
| 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough | 1.71 | 2.80 | 1.83 | 2.61 | 1.88 | 1.15 | |
| Woolwich Parish | 1.63 | 3.43 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 1.97 | 1.06 | |
| Plumstead Parish | 1.87 | 2.26 | 2.36 | 2.88 | W | 3.08 | 1.66 |
| E. | 1.71 | 1.63 | |||||
| Eltham Parish | 1.62 | 6.70 | 1.57 | 1.69 | 0.68 | 0.50 | |
| London | 1.90 | 1.70 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 1.38 | 1.13 | |
50. 139 cases, or 81 per cent. of notifications, were removed
to hospital, compared with 67, 83, 89 and 89 per cent.