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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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C. Deaths from certain causes in the whole Borough.
| Cause of Death | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1.8 |
| Measles | 4 | 30 | Tubercle of Lung | 24 | 47.2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2.4 | Other Tuberculous Dis | 11 | |
| Influenza | — | 1.4 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis | 6 | 4.6 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 5.6 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 33 | 28.6 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | — | 1 2 | Bronchitis | 6 | 12.4 |
| Enteric | _ | 0.8 | Broncho. Pneumonia | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 109 | 26.4 | Pneumonia | 8 | 11.8 |
| Erysipelas | — | 0.8 | Violence | 11 | 8.4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Suicide | 2 | 4.2 |
TABLE XIII.
Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, ending December 30th, 1911, corrected for Public
Institutions:—
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population
| Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages-Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population, Census, 1911. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. | |||
| 121,376 | 694 | 22.9 | 49 | 71 | 325 | 84 | 12 | 55 | 368 | 12.1 |