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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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DIARRHOEA, INFANTILE MORTALITY, AND TEMPERATURE OF SUMMER QUARTER IN
LONDON AND WOOLWICH.
| Average 1901-4 | Average 1905-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in summer quarter per 1,000 living.1 | London | 2.27 | 1.40 | 3.82 | Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years) per 1,000 births for whole year | London | 12.42 | 27.5 |
| Woolwich | 2.30 | 0.97 | 2.87† | J Woolwich | 3.65 | 17.44 | ||
| Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter | 62.72 | 62.61 | 67.06 | Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter | - | 63.65 | 60.63 | |
| Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter | 60.84 | 60.30 | 64.01 | Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter | - | 60.24 | 59.82 |
* In and after 1911 deaths under two years only are included.
† If deaths over two years were included, this figure would be 3 64, and the figure for London would also be
increased.