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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 1 | - | Rheumatic Fever | - | 2.8 |
| Measles | 5 | 21.4 | Tubercle of Lung | 35 | 56.8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3.2 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | |
| Influenza | 10 | 15.6 | Alcoholism and Cirr. of Liver | 4 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 6.8 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 24 | 27 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 4 | 5.0 | Bronchitis | 46 | 66.4 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 0.8 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 17 | 41.6 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 4 | 2.8 | Pneumonia | 17 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1.6 | Violence | 10 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Suicide | 4 | 2.2 |
TABLE XI.
Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending June 29th, 1912, 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 District. | Deaths at all ages, corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | No. | |||||
| No. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 121,853 | 713 | 23.4 | 60 | 84 | 337 | 85 | 17 | 52 | 372 | 12.2 |