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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 11.
Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 168 | 180 | 18 | 366 | 2.7 | 125 | 34.1 % |
| 1916 | 130 | 130 | 13 | 273 | 2.1 | 60 | 21.9% |
| 1917 | 113 | 142 | 17 | 272 | 2.1 | 87 | 31.9 % |
| 1918 | 108 | 208 | 5 | 321 | 2.4 | 112 | 34.9 % |
| 1919 | 114 | 125 | 15 | 254 | 1.9 | 71 | 27.9 % |
| 1920 | 101 | 97 | 16 | 214 | 1.5 | 70 | 32.7 % |
Violence and Suicide.
12. 53 deaths—33 of males and 20 females—occurred from
violence, apart from suicide. 13 deaths were due to suicidal
causes, 11 of males, and 2 of females.
Inquests.
13. There were 145 inquests held in the Borough compared
with 180, 181, 131, 112, and 135 in the preceding five years.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
14. The deaths under one year were 224 as compared with
235 in 1919, and 268 in 1918. The infantile mortality rate
(deaths under one year per 1,000 births) was 61.
The infantile mortality rate is the lowest ever recorded in
the history of the Borough: the rates for the various parishes