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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 0.8 | ||
| Measles | 5 | 3.4 | Tubercle of Lung | 33 | 37.2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2.0 | Other Tuberculous Dis. | 8 | |
| Influenza | — | 1.4 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | 5.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2.8 | |||
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 4 | 2.2 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 35 | 32.8 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0.4 | Bronchitis | 28 | 10.0 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 21 | 31.6 | Broncho-Pneumonia | 12 | 11.6 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 0.2 | Pneumonia | 14 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 0.4 | Violence | 10 | 8.8 |
| Suicide | 3 | 3.0 |
TABLE XIII.
Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter, ending January 2nd, 1915, corrected for Public Institutions:—
A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates 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 middle of 1914 | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. | |||
| 128,230 | 672 | 21.0 | 45 | 67 | 379 | 84 | 23 | 66 | 422 | 13.2 |