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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 16.
| Year. | The Borough. | Woolwich Parish. | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 104 | 125 | 99 | 85 | 109 |
| 1919 | 86 | 96 | 82 | 68 | 92 |
| 1920 | 61 | 75 | 62 | 51 | 55 |
| 1921 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 64 | 70 |
| 1922 | 62 | 65 | 57 | 80 | 45 |
Illegitimate Deaths. The number of deaths amongst illegitimate
infants was 13. A comparison of the infantile
mortality rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants shows
that the rate for legitimate was 60 and for illegitimate, 123.
Causes of Death. The chief causes of death were:—
premature birth and debility, 66; pneumonia, 30; bronchitis,
12. Nine deaths occurred from whooping cough.
These figures are practically the same as those for 1921 with
the exception that 56 deaths occurred from diarrhoea, etc.,
in that year.
The following table, No. 17, shows the infantile mortality
rate, the number of infant deaths, the number of deaths
under 4 weeks and the proportion under 4 weeks per 1,000
births each year since 1905.