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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. 39—
| (5) Smallpox. | Nil. |
| (6) Other. |
There is no General Hospital in Woolwich, and in consequence
considerable use is made of the London General
Hospitals, but no actual figures showing the extent are
available. Some information, however, can be obtained
from the death returns and the following table, No. 40,
shows the number of deaths of Woolwich residents occurring
in London General Hospitals during the year. The number
of deaths of Woolwich residents which occurred in the local
Infirmaries was as follows:—Woolwich, 321; Lewisham, 75.
TABLE No. 40.
| Hospitals. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Miller | 19 |
| Guy's | 16 |
| Seamen's | 10 |
| London | 5 |
| Charing Cross | 5 |
| St. Bartholomew's | 4 |
| St. Thomas's | 3 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Royal Waterloo | 2 |
| King's College | 1 |
| Westminster | 1 |
| 69 |
The plans for the erection of a general Hospital in Woolwich,
referred to in the Annual Reports for 1920 and 1921,
are slowly maturing, and it is understood that sufficient