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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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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, Tuberculous Meningitis | 1901-5 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 20 | |
| Simple Meningitis | 22.0 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 13.0 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | 20.8 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 29 |
| Phthisis | 192.0 | 164 | 154 | 156 | 150 | 133 | 146 |
The greatest reduction was in the Parish of Woolwich.
| 1891-5. | 1896-1900 | 1901-5 | Average 1906-10 | 1911 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate | Aver No. per year | Rate | Aver. No. per year | Rate | Aver. No. per year | Rate | No. | Rate | |
| Woolwich Parish | – | 2.80 | 92 | 2.23 | 89 | 2.15 | 56 | 1.46 | 66 | 1.80 |
| Plumstead West East | – | 1.78 | 92 | 1.12 | 97 | 1.34 | 87 | 1.20 | w 41 E 33 | 1.02 1.07 |
| Eltham Parish | – | – | 9 | 1.28 | 6 | 0.63 | 8 | 0.64 | 6 | 0.45 |
| The Borough | – | – | 193 | 1.74 | 192 | 1.56 | 151 | 1.22 | 146 | 1.20 |
| London | – | 1.88 | – | 1.80 | – | 1.57 | – | 1.33 | – | 1.32 |