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Woolwich 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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table of contents.
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Names of Members of Sanitary Staff 2
Summary of Statistics 3
Preface 9
Part I.—Statistics.
Population 11
Census Tables 13
Houses 14
Births 14
„ Illegitimate 17
Notification of Births 15
Birth Rate16
Marriages 17
Deaths—Woolwich Death Rate compared with other Boroughs 17
Effect of War Conditions on Death Rate 20
Infant Mortality—Preventive Measures 22
Mortality under five years 24
Zymotic Death Rate 24
Inquests and Uncertified Deaths 22
Notification of Diseases 25
Small-pox 25
Measles 25
Whooping-Cough 28
Scarlet Fever—Deaths—Hospital Isolation—Return Cases—
Isolation at Home—Schools Incidence 29
Diphtheria—School Outbreaks and Precautions taken 31
Mistaken Diagnosis 32
Source of Infection 32
Bacteriological Examination 33
Enteric Fever—Source of Infection 34
Bacteriological Diagnosis 35
Diarrhoea or Zymotic Enteritis — Deaths—Notification —
Statistics—Tables—Conveyance of Infection by flies 35