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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 1913
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 0.2 | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Tubercle of Lung | 45 | ]. 55.6 | |||
| Measles | 3 | 9.6 | Other Tuberculous Dis | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2.8 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis | 5 | 5.4 |
| Influenza | 17 | 13.4 | of Liver Cancer and Sarcoma | 31 | 25.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 7'6 | |||
| Diphtheria & Mem. Croup Enteric Fever | 3 | 5.6 | Bronchitis | 65 | 57 |
| — | 0.4 | Broncho.Pneumonia | 14 | | 36.6 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 3 | 2.8 | Pneumonia | 24 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 1.2 | Violence | 8 | 8.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0.6 | Suicide | 5 | 2.8 |
TABLE XI.
Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending June 28tb, 1913, corrected for
Public Institutions:—
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.
| Population estimated to middle of 1913. | 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. | ||||
| 125,846 | 730 | 23.2 | 38 | 52 | 300 | 74 | 14 | 59 | 345 | 110 |
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