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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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During 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914, and the five preceding quinquennia in the Borough and each registration district: —
| 1886-1890. | 1891-1895. | 1896-1900. | 1901-1905. | 1906-1910. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Parish | *151 | 157 | 170 | 134 | 109 | 110 | 94 | 85 | 94 |
| Plumstead — | |||||||||
| West | 121 | 120 | 132 | 113 | 91 | 104 | 53 | 67 | 77 |
| East | 82 | 81 | 84 | 68 | |||||
| Eltham | — | 163 | 160 | 97 | 89 | 64 | 52 | 62 | 72 |
| Woolwich Borough | — | 140 | 146 | 119 | 97 | 98 | 73 | 80 | 84 |
| * 1888, 1889 and 1890. | |||||||||
The rate was lower in East Plumstead, but higher in the
other three divisions of the Borough than for the last two
yiears.
19. Table IVa. gives full details as to the ages at
death and causes of death of the 239 infants dying in
1914 under one year. It shows that 41 per cent. of those
who died under one year were under one month old, compared
with 42 per cent. in 1913, and 38 per cent. in the
previous ten years. 53 deaths were from Tremature birth,
compared with 41, 51, 51, 52, and 41, in the five preceding
years. The number of deaths under one week in the past
five years was 72, 62, 61, 58, and 68 respectively.
The number of deaths from suffocation or overlying was
two, compared with one in 1913. In the previous four years
the deaths from suffocation in bed averaged 4 a year, and