Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Ward. | Acreage | PERSONS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | Persons per acre. | ||||||
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1911 | 1921 | Increase or decrease | 1911 | 1921 | Increase or decrease | 1911 | 1921 | Increase or Decrease |
Age Groups. (Age last birthday). | PERSONS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | PERSONS. | ||
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1911 | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | Increase or Decrease. | Percentage Increase or Decrease. |
Age last Birthday. | MALES. | FEMALES. | ||
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London. | Woolwich. | Woolwich. | London. |
Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||
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Nett. | Of Non-residents registered in the District. | 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. | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Year | Woolwich. | London | England & Wales | Woolwich. | Percent age of births notified | ||
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No. of births | Birthrate | Birth- | rate | No. of live births notified | No. of Stillbirths |
Period. | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Year. | Number of Illegitimate birth rate | |
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Illegitimate births. | per 1,000 births. |
Period. | The Borough | Woolwich Parish | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham |
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Birth rate per 1,000 total population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Bate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years) | Total Deaths under One Year. | Deaths in Public Institutions | Certified Causes of Death. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. |
Causes op Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards. | |
All causes | 1603 | 184 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 84 | 201 | 409 | 272 | 285 |
Causes oT Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and upwards. |
Causes op Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||
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In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||
West. | East. | |||||||||
Residents. | Non-Residents. | |||||||||
All causes | 840 | 763 | 451 | 488 | 373 | 291 | 363 | 71 | 311 |
Causes OF DEATH. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||
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In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||||
West. | East. | ||||||||
Residents. | Non-Residents. |
Year. | Males | Females. | Total. | Rate. | Percentage of total deaths |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
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Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | The Borough. | Woolwich Parish. | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham. |
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Year. | No. of Births. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Total Number Infant Deaths under 4 weeks | Total Number under 4 weeks per 1,000 births. |
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Cause of Death | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Hospital or Institution. | Number of Deaths. |
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Diseases. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
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Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. |
Diseases. | Borough. | Total Cases notified in each locality. | Case Bates per 1,000 Population. | ||||||||
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Woolwich. | Plumstead | Eltham. | Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||
West. | East. | West. | East. |
Diseases. | Number of Deaths. Age groups. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65- |
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.‡ |
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Period elapsing: | Total. | |||||
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Under 1 month. | 1-2 months. | 2-3 months. | Over 3 months. |
Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Eltham | Total houses | Total Cases |
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Period elapsing: | Total. | |||||
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Under 1 month. | 1-2 months. | 2-3 months. | Over 3 months. |
Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Eltham | Total houses | Total Cases |
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Month. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Lobar. | Type | Acute Primary. | No. of Deaths. | |
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Broncho. | Influenzal |
Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
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No. notified. | Treated: | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | |
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At home. | In hospital |
Age-periods— | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | |||||||||||||||||
Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||||||
Oto 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. |
Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
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Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
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All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. |
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Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | Infirmary | . Training Colonies. |
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Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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Hospitals. | Number of Deaths. |
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1921 | 1922 |
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No. on Roll of Centre. | No. of Attendances at Centre. | |||||
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Mothers : | Children. | Mothers : | Children. | |||
Expectant. | Nursing. | Expectant. | Nursing. |
Year of Birth. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | N. Woolwich. | New Eltham. | Slade. | Beresford Street (Voluntary). | Total. |
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Number in Family. | Scale. | |
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Method of Feeding. | Age in Months. | Grand Total | ||||||||||||
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0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | Total 0-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 |
Associated Disease. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total 1922. | Total 1921. |
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By-laws made under— | Date of Adoption. |
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Regulations made under- |
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Premises Inspected. | Total. |
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Premises Inspected. | Total. |
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Nuisances, etc., Abated. | Total. |
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Nuisances, etc., abated. | Total. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Sun Street. | Sun Street (Infectious). | Eltham. | All Mortuaries. |
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Number of Interments. | |||
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1920. | 1921. | 1922. |
Premises. | Number of | |
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Inspections. | Written Notices. |
Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. |
Class. | Number. |
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Out Workers' Lists, Section 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109,110. | ||||||||||||
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Nature of Work. | 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 (Secs. 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. | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
On Register, Dec., 1922. | Inspections. | Notices. | Proceedings. |
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In 1914. | In January, 1922. | In December, 1922 |
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Children | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
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Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. |
Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated |
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1920. | 1921. | 1922. |
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No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Number of samples examined for presence of a preservative. | Number in which preservative was reported to be present. | Percentage and Nature of preservative found in each sample. | Action taken. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Ward. | Private Families. | Population in Private Families. | Structurally separate dwellings occupied. | Rooms occupied. | Rooms per Person. | Persons per House. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10 and over | Total. |
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Year. | Houses or Tenements. | No. of persons in excess of two persons per room | Houses originally built for one family now occupied by more than one family. | Persons per House. | Rooms per person. | ||
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With less than two persons per room. | With two persons per room. | With more than two persons per room. |
Date of representation. | Premises. | Date of Closing Order. | Remarks. |
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Males | Females |
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Country of Birth. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
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Age. | Sex. | Single. | Married. | Widowed. | Divorced. |
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Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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