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, middle of 1914 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population, middle of 1914 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population, 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 | 23.9 | 149 | 53 | West 41,999 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 75 | 15,315 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 140 |
| East 33,026 | 22.8 | 12.7 | 53 | ||||||||
C. Deaths from Certain Causes in whole Borough.
| Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | Rheumatic Fever | 4 | |||
| Measles | 9 | Tubercle of Lung | 43 | 54.2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | Other Tuberculous Dis. | |||
| Influenza | 4 | 8.8 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 7.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | ||||
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | 3.8 | Cancer and Sarcoma | 29 | 33.2 | |
| Enteric Fever | 0.2 | Bronchitis | 33 | 38.2 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 7.8 | Broncho-Pneumonia | |||
| Erysipelas | 4 | Pneumonia | 20 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 0.6 | Violence | |||
| Suicide | 1 |