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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Census, 1911. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population Census, 1911. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population Census, 1911. | Birth Kate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under1 year, per 1,000 births. |
| A | B | C | D | A | B | c | D | A | B | c | D |
| 36,710 | 27.0 | 13.4 | 56 | West 40,328 | 19.7 | 11.1 | 85 | 13,450 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 29 |
| Bast 30,888 | 23.7 | 92 | 33 | ||||||||
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 2.0 |
| Measles | 7 | 9.8 | Tubercle of Lung | 28 | 56.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 3.2 | Other Tuberculous Dis. .. | 11 | |
| Influenza | 5 | 7 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis | 6 | 5.6 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 6.6 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 22 | 22.2 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 4 | 4.4 | Bronchitis | 14 | 21.4 |
| Enteric | — | 0.4 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 9 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 4 | — | Pneumonia | 15 | 26.8 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1.2 | Violence | 10 | 8.6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Suicide | 6 | 3.4 |