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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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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 | - | 1.2 |
| Measles | 1 | 3.6 | Tubercle of Lung | 19 | 43.0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2.2 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | |
| Influenza | 4 | 0.8 | Alcoholism and Cirr. of Liver | 8 | 4.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 5.0 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 31 | 29.8 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 6 | 0.6 | Bronchitis | 11 | 10.8 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 0.6 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 8 | 11.2 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 2 | 52.0 | Pneumonia | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 0.6 | Violence | 8 | 8.8 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | 0.4 | Suicide | 3 | 3.8 |
TABLE XIII.
Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, ending December 28th, 1912, corrected for Public Institutions:- A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.
| Estimated 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | No. | ||||||
| No. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 123,311 | 670 | 21.7 | 43 | 64 | 302 | 73 | 8 | 48 | 342 | 11.1 |