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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: 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.

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.
All causes80678843554237424333266308
Enteric Fever1..1......'....1
Small-pox..................
Measles223..1........
Scarlet Fever643214....9
Whooping Cough61033191..2
Diphtheria2515517153....37
Influenza191810910881..
Encephalitis Lethargica31....13....2
Meningococcal Meningitis1....1......1..
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System85834959421832535
Other Tuberculous Diseases201914. 11958112
Cancer, Malignant disease761065055473035435
Rheumatic Fever421311....1
Diabetesr-ยป /104535311
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c.3456203723101657