London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report tables

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1922
Pages
120
Tables
77

This page requires JavaScript

77 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    VITAL STATISTICS . The chief vital statistics of the Borough during 1921 and the preceding five years are shown in the next table. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of whole District during 1921 and six previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births. Nett.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett deaths belonging to the District.
    of Non-residents registered in the D; strict.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Yr. of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    1234567891011
  • Page 14
    TABLE No. 1.
    Y ear.Woolwich.LondonEngland & WalesWoolwich.Percentage of births notified
    No. of BirthsBirthrateBirth -rateNo. of live births notifiedNo. of Stillbirths
  • Page 15
    TABLE No. 3.
    Year.No. of illegitimate births.Illegitimate birth-rate per 1,000 births.
  • Page 16
    TABLE No. 4.
    1919.1920.1921.
  • Page 17
    TABLE No. 5.
    PeriodThe BoroughWoolwich ParishWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadE It ham
  • Page 18
    Table No. 6.— Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1921. (Provisional figures. Populations as enumerated in 1921 have been used for the purposes of this Table. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and Woolwich.
    Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and iEnferitls (under 2 Years).Total Deaths under One Year.Deaths in Public Institutions.Certified Causes of Death.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
  • Page 19
    TABLE II. Deaths of Woolw ; ch Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1921, classified by age and cause. Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residentswhether occurring within or without the District.
    Causes of Death.All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75.75 and upwards.
  • Page 20
    TABLE II.— continued. Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    Causes of Death.All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75.75 and upwards.
  • Page 21
    TABLE II A. Showing the nett deaths of Woolwich residents and all deaths occurring in Institutions in the Borough, and deaths of Woolwich residents occurring in Institutions outside the Borough, during the year 1921.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    West.East.In Borough.
    Residents.Non-Residents.Outlying Institutions.
  • Page 22
    TABLE II a .— continued.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.Plums tead.Eltham.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    West.East.In Borough.
    Residents.Non-Residents.Outlying Institutions.
  • Page 23
    TABLE No. 7.
    Year.Males.Females.Total.Death-rate.
  • Page 24
    TABLE No. 8.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 25
    TABLE No. 9. Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Total.Death Rate. .No. under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
  • Page 27
    TABLE No. 10.
    YearBoroughWoolwich ParishWest Plum steadEast PlumsteadEltham
  • Page 28
    TABLE No. 11.
    Year.No. of Births.Infantile Mortality Rate.Infant Deaths.Total Number Inlant Deaths under 4 weeks.Total Number under 4 weeks per 1,000 births.
  • Page 29
    TABLE III.. INFANT MORTALITY. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 30
    TABLE No. 12.
    No. of deaths.
  • Page 34
    TABLE No. 13.
    Premises Inspected.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total.
  • Page 35
    TABLE No. 13— continued.
    Premises Inspected.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total.
  • Page 36
    TABLE No. 14.
    Nuisances, etc., Abated.Dockyard.St. Mary's.Eltham.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.River.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.St. Margaret's.Total.
  • Page 37
    TABLE No. 14— continued.
    Nuisances, etc., abated.Dockyard.St. Mary's.Eltham.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.River.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.St. Margaret's.Total.
  • Page 38
    TABLE No. 15. Prosecutions under the Public Health, Housing, Town Planning, and London County Council (General Powers) Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
  • Page 39
    TABLE No. 15— continued,
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
  • Page 40
    TABLE No. 16.
    Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 41
    Mortuaries. TABLE No. 17.
    Sun St. Sun St. Eltham. (Infectious)All Mortuaries.
    1921.1920.
  • Page 41
    TABLE No. 18.
    Number of interments.
    1919.19201921
  • Page 43
    TABLE No. 19. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. 1 .—Inspection. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.
  • Page 43
    2.—Defects Found.
    Description.Number of Defects
    Found.Remedied.
  • Page 44
    TABLE 19— continued. 3. —Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 45
    4.— Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send Lists.
    Lists. .Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    123456789101112131415
  • Page 48
    1.—Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream."
    Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.Number in which preservative was reported to be present.Percentage of preservative found in each sample.Action taken.
  • Page 51
    TABLE No. 21.
    Offence.Result.
  • Page 53
    TABLE No. 22. SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
    In 1914.In Jan.,1921.In Dec.,1921
  • Page 54
    TABLE No. 23.
    On Register at end of 1921.Number ofProceedings.
    Inspections.Notices.
  • Page 55
    TABLE No. 24.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number dulterated.
  • Page 56
    TABLE 24— continued.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated
  • Page 56
    TABLE No. 25.
  • Page 57
    TABLE No. 26. Prosecutions under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during 1921.
    No.Article.Nature of Offence.Name and Address of Vendor.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 59
    TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1921.
    Diseases.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Woolwich.Plumstead,Eltham.
    Under 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 0505 and upwards
    West.East.
  • Page 60
    TABLE No. 27. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1921.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Mem. Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Tuberculosis. *Continued Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Anterior Poliomyelitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.§Post basic Meningitis.Anthrax.Encephalitis.Malaria.Dysentery.Pneumonia.†Measles.‡
  • Page 61
    TABLE No. 28.
    YearSmall-pox.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Measles.
    Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.
  • Page 61
    TABLE No. 28— continued.
    Year.ErysipelasDiarrhoea and Enteritis.PneumoniaCerebrospinal Fever and Post-basic Meningitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Whooping Cough.
    Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.
  • Page 63
    TABLE No. 29.
    Year.The Borough.Woolwich.PlumsteadEltham.Percentage removed to Hospital.
    West.East.
  • Page 64
    TABLE No. 30.
    Year.The Borough.Woolwich.PlumsteadEltham.Percentage removed to Hospital.
    West.East.
  • Page 64
    Return Cases. Below is shown in tabular form the number of return cases, the period elapsing between date of discharge from hospital of the primary case and the date of occurrence of the secondary case for the years 1920 and 1921:
    Period elapsing
    Under 1 month.1-2 months.2-3 months.Over 3 months.Total.
  • Page 65
    TABLE No. 31.
    Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total Houses.Total Cases.
  • Page 66
    TABLE No. 32.
    Year.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Percentage removed to Hospital.
    West.East.
  • Page 66
    Return Cases. Below is shown in tabular form the number of return cases, the period elapsing between date of discharge from hospital of the primary case and the date of occurrence of the secondary case for the years 1920 and 1921:—
    Period elapsing
    Under 1 month.1-2 months.2-3 months.Over 3 months.Total.
  • Page 67
    TABLE No. 33.
    Dockyard.St.. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St Nicholas.Eltham.Total Houses.Total Cases.
  • Page 70
    TABLE No. 34. Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
    Month.Male.Female.TotalType.No. of Deaths.
    LobarBronchoInfluenzalPrimary
  • Page 70
    TABLE No. 35. Notification of Pneumonia.
    Ward.Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Primary.Total.
  • Page 71
    TABLE No. 36.
    Year.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Cases receiving Hospital Treatment.
    West.East.
  • Page 72
    TABLE No. 37.
    Disease.All agesUnder J1-55-1515- 2525-4545-6565 and over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 73
    TABLE No. 38. Tuberculosis. Summary of Notifications during the year ended 31st December, 1921.
    Age-periods—Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form c.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 & upwards.Total Primary Notifications.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
  • Page 74
    TABLE No. 39.
    Y ear.Lungs.Meninges.Intestines and Peritoneum.Glands.Joints.Spine.Other Forms.All Causes.
  • Page 75
    TABLE No. 40.
    Year.Deaths.Death-rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non. Pulmonary.
  • Page 76
    TABLE No. 41.
    Pulmonary.Percentage.Non. Pulmonary.Percentage.
  • Page 81
    TABLE No. 42.
    Hospitals.Sanatoria.Infirmary.Training Colonies.
  • Page 81
    TABLE No. 43.
  • Page 82
    TABLE No. 44. Return as to work carried out in connection with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the period from 1st January to 31st December, 1921.
    Insured.Uninsured.
    Males.Females.Children, under 16.Adults.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 90
    TABLE No. 47.
    19201921
  • Page 91
    TABLE No. 48.
    No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
    Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
  • Page 93
    TABLE No. 49.
    Year of Birth.Woolwich.Plums tead.Eltham.New Eltham.North Woolwich.Voluntary (Beresford Street)Total.
  • Page 93
    Attendances of Children at each Centre.
  • Page 96
    TABLE No. 50. Feeding of Children attending Centres, December, 1921.
    Method of Feeding.Age in Months.Grand Total.
    0.11.2.2.3.3.4.4.5.5.6. .6.7.7.8.8.9.Total. 0.9.9.10.10.11.11.12.
  • Page 96
    Percentages.
  • Page 97
    TABLE No. 51.
    Date of Notification.Condition of Right eye.Result.Condition of Left eye.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 98
    TABLE No. 51— continued.
    Date of Notification.Condition of Right eye.Result.Condition of Left eye.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 99
    TABLE 52.
    Weeks ending 1921.Meteorological Observations.Zymotic Enteritis.
    Average temperature 4 feet below ground.Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.Number of cases notified under 2 years of age.Total Notifications.Number of deaths under 2 years of age.Total deaths.
  • Page 100
    TABLE No. 53. Zymotic Enteritis—Notifications. Age and Sex Incidence in various months.
    Months.Sex.0-11-22-55-1515-45Total.Grand Total.
    M.F.
  • Page 101
    TABLE No. 54. Zymotic Enteritis—Notifications. Age Incidence in Wards.
    Age Periods.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert..St. Margaret's.Glyndon.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total.
  • Page 102
    TABLE No. 55. Diarrhœa, Enteritis, etc. Nett Deaths at various ages under two years of age.
    Year.Under 1 week.1.2 weeks.2.3 weeks.3.4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.Total Deaths under 2 years.Rate per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 105
    TABLE No. 56. No. of houses in which occurred—
    1 case.2 cases.3 cases.4 cases.Institutions.Totals.
  • Page 107
    TABLE No. 57. Notification of Zymotic Enteritis.
    Year.Male.Female.Total.Under 1 year.Total under 1 year.1-2 years.2-5 years.Over 5 years.
    Under 3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.
  • Page 108
    TABLE No. 58. Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). Metropolitan Boroughs—Rate per 1 ,000 births.
    Boroughs.Year 1921.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.
  • Page 110
    TABLE No. 59.
    Associated diseasePositive resultNegative resultTotal.Total. 1920
  • Page 115
    The following are the details with respect to the 2,800 houses inspected:—
    Houses or TenementsNo. of persons in excess of two persons per roomHouses originally built for one family now occupied by more than one family.
    With less than two persons per room.With two persons per room.With more than two persons per room.