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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | a | 4 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 155 |
| ] .2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 139 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 51 |
| 5.15 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 15. | 6 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 93 |
| 29 | 32 | 81 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 70 | 88 | | 454 |
From the above Table and from Table No. 2, we find that
the number of children under 2 years, attacked per 1,000
births was 92 in the Borough, 97 in Woolwich, 97 in West
Plumstead, 94 in East Plumstead and 73 in Eltham. Density
of population would appear, therefore, to be a factor in
increasing the tendency to diarrhoea, and probably also
low.lying areas.
Deaths. During 1921, 72 deaths were certified as due to
diarrhceal diseases. Of these, 56 occurred in children under
1 year, 4 in children between 1—2 years, 6 in children from
2—15 years and 6 amongst adults, 45 years and upwards.
Out of the 56 deaths under 1 year in 24 instances the
first intimation received by me of the presence of the
disease was the death certificate, and in 14 other instances,