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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 1914
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2.2 | |||
| Smallpox | - | 0.2 | Tubercle of Lung | 50 | 55.2 |
| Measles | 2 | 9.8 | Other Tuberculous Dis. | 13 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2.8 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 5.4 |
| Influenza | 12 | 13.4 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 4.4 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 31 | 26.8 |
| Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.. | 8 | 5.0 | Bronchitis | 59 | 68.4 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 21 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 3 | 2.8 | Pneumonia | 22 | 25.4 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 0.8 | Violence | 11 | 8.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Suicide | 4 | 3.2 |
TABLE XI.
Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ending July 4th, 1914, corrected for
Public Institutions:—
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 population.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 128,230 | 702 | 21.9 | 62 | 88 | 357 | 83 | 17 | 55 | 395 | 12.3 |