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 1914
[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 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 |