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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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Midwives Act was passed in 1902, and the Home for Mothers
and Babies was established in Woolwich in 1905.
Influenza, Bronchitis, Pneumonia.
65. Influenza caused 39 deaths, compared with 23, 33, 30,
29, and 36, in the five preceding years. Bronchitis and
Pneumonia caused 232 deaths, compared with 255, 265, 298,
228, and 245, in the five preceding years. The deaths from
these causes under five years were "66, compared with 140,
81, and 86, in the three preceding years.
Tuberculosis.
66. Deaths. There were 176 deaths from Tuberculous
disease, giving a death-rate of 1.40, compared with 1.83,
1.71, 1.60, 1.76, and 1.63, in the five preceding years.
Last year had far the lowest rate yet recorded.
67. The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms of Tuberculosis in the past ten years, and also the deaths from simple Meningitis:—
| Average, | 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 20.0 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 19 |
| Simple Meningitis | 22.0 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 13.0 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | 20.8 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 17 |
| Phthisis | 192.0 | 164 | 154 | 156 | 150 | 133 |
68. The deaths from Phthisis were 133, giving a deathrate
of 1.04, compared with 1.47, 1.29, 1.19, 1.23, and 1.17,
in the five preceding years. This is the lowest death-rate
recorded. The reduction in the death-rate since 1901 represents
a saving of 100 fives last year. The following