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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. 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. | ||
| England and Wales | 22.4 | 12.1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 15.5 | 83 | 25.5 | 92.5 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| 96 Great Towns, including London (1911 Census Populations exceeding 50,000) | 23.3 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 19.3 | 87 | 33.2 | 92.5 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (1911 Census Populations 20,000— 50,000) | 22.1 | 11.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 15.6 | 84 | 17.7 | 93.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| London | 22.3 | 12.4 | 0.01 | — | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 21.3 | 80 | 49.2 | 91.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| WOOLWICH | 23.5 | 11.7 | 0.01 | — | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 18.8 | 62 | 40.2 | 93.9 | 6.1 | 0.0 |