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Woolwich 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Two Metropolitan Boroughs only had a lower infantile
mortality than Woolwich, viz., Hampstead and Lewisham.
18. The following table gives the infantile mortality during 1911, 1912, and 1913, and the five preceding quinquennia in the Borough and each registration district:—
| 1886-1890 | 1891-1895 | 1896-1900 | 1901-1905 | 1906 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Parish | *151 | 157 | 170 | 134 | 109 | 110 | 94 | 85 |
| Plumstead — | ||||||||
| West | 121 | 120 | 132 | 113 | 91 | {104 | 53 | 67 |
| East | | 82 | 81 | 84 | |||||
| Eltham | - | 163 | 160 | 97 | 89 | 64 | 52 | 62 |
| - | ||||||||
* 1888, 1889 and 1890.
The Eltham rate has not exceeded 70 since 1908. In
1911 Erith had the lowest infantile death-rate of any
English town, viz., 70.
19. Table IVA gives full details as to the ages at
death and causes of death of the 229 infants dying in
1913 under one year. It shows that 42 per cent, of those
who died under one year were under one month old, compared
with 45 per oent. in 1912, and 37 per cent, in the
previous eight years. 41 deaths were from premature birth,
compared with 72, 41, 51, 51, and 52, in the five preceding
years. The number of deaths under one week in the past
five years was 55, 72, 62, 61, and 58 respectively.