London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
75
The following table No. 32, shows the case-rate of scarlet
fever in each registration district and in the Borough (not
corrected for mistaken diagnosis), and the percentage removed
to hospital in each year since 1915. The term " case-rate "
means the number of cases occurring per 1,000 population.
TABLE No. 32.
| Year. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Percentage removed to Hospital. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||
| 1915 | 4.31 | 4.48 | 4.00 | 6.55 | 3.85 | 85 |
| 1916 | 1.69 | 1.94 | 1.30 | 1.98 | 1.67 | 90 |
| 1917 | 0.99 | 1.19 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 1.38 | 85 |
| 1918 | 1.48 | 2.80 | 1.25 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 85 |
| 1919 | 1'78 | 2.62 | 1.55 | 1.12 | 2.06 | 82 |
| 1920 | 3.79 | 3.08 | 3.19 | 5.29 | 3.51 | 85 |
59. Return Cases. The following table shows the number
of return cases, the dates of notification, the dates of discharge
from hospital and the history of any infective condition
on discharge