Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. |
A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
37,890 | 23.6 | 16.5 | 125 | West 41,999 | 212 | 11.8 | 90 | 15,315 | 16.7 | 7.1 | 31 |
East 33,026 | 23.1 | 10.7 | 63 |
C. Deaths from certain causes in the whole Borough.
Cause of Death | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | — | — | Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1.8 |
Measles | 6 | 11.8 | Tubercle of Lung | 33 | 44.6 |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3.2 | Other Tuberculous Dis. | 17 | |
Influenza | 7 | 6.8 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | 5.6 |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 6.8 | |||
Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 7 | 4.2 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 37 | 25.6 |
Enteric | — | 0.4 | Bronchitis | 24 | 19.2 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 2 | 1.8 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 16 | 26.2 |
Erysipelas | — | 0.8 | Pneumonia | 16 | |
Puerperal Fever | — | 0.6 | Violence | 6 | 8.0 |
Suicide | 3 | 4.2 |