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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. 34.
Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
| Month. | Male. | Female. | Total | Type. | No. of Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobar | Broncho | Influenzal | Primary | |||||
| January | 18 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| February | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| March | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| April | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| June | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| July | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| August | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| September | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| October | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| November | 19 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| December | 25 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 19 |
| Total | 143 | 93 | 236 | 83 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 98 |
The following Table, No. 35, shows the distribution of
the various forms of Pneumonia as set out in the medical
certificates in each Ward of the Borough.
TABLE No. 35.
Notification of Pneumonia.
| Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Primary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| St. Mary's | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| River | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| St. George's | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Burrage | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 16 |
| Herbert | 7 | — | — | 3 | 10 |
| Glyndon | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| St. Margaret's | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Central | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 |
| St. Nicholas | 18 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 55 |
| Eltham | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 83 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 236 |