London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
This page requires JavaScript
28
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
93 deaths were due to Bronchitis, 65 to Pneumonia and 10
to other respiratory diseases. The corresponding figures
for 1922 were:—Bronchitis, 123, Pneumonia 116, and other
respiratory diseases, 5.
The following Table No. 16 shews the number of deaths
each year since 1919 from respiratory diseases, the annual
death rate, the number of deaths under 5 years and the
percentage of deaths occurring in children under 5 years
of age.
TABLE No. 16.
Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 114 | 125 | 15 | 254 | 1.9 | 71 | 27.9% |
| 1920 | 101 | 97 | 16 | 214 | 1.5 | 70 | 32.7 % |
| 1921 | 113 | 98 | 21 | 232 | 1.7 | 51 | 22.0% |
| 1922 | 123 | 116 | S | 244 | 1.8 | 64 | 26.2 % |
| 1923 | 93 | 65 | 10 | 168 | 1.2 | 22 | 13.1 % |
DIARRHOEA.
17 deaths were certified to be due to diarrhœal diseases
during the year, 10 of these occurring in children under 2
years of age. The corresponding figures for 1922 were 9 and
7 respectively.