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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population, Estimated to middle of 1913 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population, Estimated to middle of 1913 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate | Deaths under I year, per 1,000 births. | Population, Estimated to middle of 1913 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. |
| A | B | C | D | A | B | c | D | A | B | . c | D |
| 37,850 | 26.8 | 14.8 | 70 | West 41,478 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 89 | 14,440 | 16.2 | 111 | 63 |
| East 31.918 | 20.4 | 12.6 | 103 | ||||||||
C. Deaths from Certain Causes in whole Borough.
| Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | _ | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 7.4 | |
| Measles | — | 2.8 | Tubercle of Lung | 62 | 48.8 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1.8 | Other Tuberculous Dis. | 9 | |
| Influenza | 6 | 8.4 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 7.2 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2.8 | |||
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 4 | 4.4 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 37 | 30.8 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 0.4 | Bronchitis | 43 | 394 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 8 | 8.6 | Broncho.Pneumonia | 13 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 1.6 | Pneumonia | 19 | 21 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 0.2 | Violence | 6 | 8.4 |
| Suicide | 3 | 1.2 |