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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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are also the lowest. This rate in London was 75; in Hampstead
it was 48 and in Chelsea, 52.
The following table No. 12, gives the infantile mortality
rate in each registration district of the Borough since 1915.
TABLE No. 12.
| Year. | The Borough | Woolwich Parish, | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 95 | 123 | 73 | 91 | 84 |
| 1916 | 70 | 84 | 54 | 65 | 83 |
| 1917 | 79 | 97 | 70 | 84 | 67 |
| 1918 | 104 | 125 | 99 | 85 | 109 |
| 1919 | 86 | 96 | 82 | 68 | 92 |
| 1920 | 61 | 75 | 62 | 51 | 55 |
15. Illegitimate Deaths. The number of deaths amongst
illegitimate infants was 19. A comparison of the infantile
mortality rates of legitimate and illegitimate children shows
that the rate for legitimate was 58, and for illegitimate children,
135.
16. Causes of Death. The chief causes of death were,
debility and premature birth, 93; pneumonia, 26; diarrhoea,
enteritis and gastritis, 18; and bronchitis, 16.
The following table No. 13 shows the infantile mortality
rate, the number of infant deaths, the number of deaths
under 4 weeks and the proportion under 4 weeks per 1,000
births each year since 1905.