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 |
| 37,030 | 24.2 | 12.7 | 76 | W. 40,943 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 53 | 14,050 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 61 |
| E. 31,288 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 64 | ||||||||
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 | 1.6 |
| Measles | 3 | 2.2 | Tubercle of Lung | 33 | 50.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2.8 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | |
| Influenza | 10 | 6.8 | Alcoholism and Cirr. of Liver | 4 | 8.0 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 5.8 | Cancer | 30 | 31.2 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 7 | 3.8 | Bronchitis | 30 | 41.6 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0.2 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 6 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 3 | 11.2 | Pneumonia | 13 | 24.6 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1.8 | Violence | 7 | 7.6 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | 0.4 | Suicide | 1 | 1.0 |