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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 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: C. Deaths from Certain Causes in whole Borough.

C. Deaths from Certain Causes in whole Borough.

Cause of Death.Total.Average for last 5 years.Cause of Death.Total.Average for last 5 years.
SmallpoxRheumatic Fever12.6
Measles1718.2Tubercle of Lung4355.2
Scarlet Fever—3.2Other Tubercular Diseases19
Influenza616.2Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver64.6
Whooping Cough38.0
Diphtheria & Mem. Croup26.6Cancer and Sarcoma3326.4
Enteric—1.2Bronchitis4568.0
Diarrhœa and Enteritis22.6Broncho-Pneumonia2444.2
Erysipelas31.2Pneumonia18
Puerperal Fever—0.4Violence313.6

Table: TABLE XI.Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending July 1st, 1911, corrected for PublicInstitutions:—A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.

TABLE XI.

Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending July 1st, 1911, corrected for Public

Institutions:—

A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.

Births.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths at all ages—Gross.Deaths in Public Institutions.Deaths of Non-Residents in District.Deaths of Residents Registered beyond DistrictDeaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population Census, 1911.Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.
Number.Rate.
121,376699230395628171126032910.8