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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
| WOOLWICH. | PLUMSTEAD. | ELTHAM. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Estimated Population. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Estimated Population. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. |
| A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
| 36,710 | 26.7 | 131 | 102 | W. 40,328 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 63 | 13,927 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 43 |
| E. 30,888 | 22.7 | 14.6 | 103 | ||||||||
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1.4 |
| Measles | 22 | 10.0 | Tubercle of Lung | 34 | 54.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 3.2 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | |
| Influenza | 1 | 6.8 | Alcoholism and Cirr. of Liver | 7 | 6.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 5.4 | Cancer | 32 | 21.4 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 2 | 4.6 | Bronchitis | 25 | 19.0 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 13 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 2 | 2.2 | Pneumonia | 14 | 23.0 |
| Erysipelas | - | 10 | Violence | 5 | 9.4 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | 0.6 | Suicide | 2 | 3.8 |