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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 39.
| Month. | Male, | Female. | Total. | Type | No. of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal | Acute Primary, (not specified) | Acute primary pneumonia | Influenzal pneumonia | ||||
| January | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| February | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| March | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
| April | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5 | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| May | 16 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| June | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | _ |
| July | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | _ |
| August | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| September | 8 | 6 | 14 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| October | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| November | 19 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| December | 15 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 160 | 82 | 242 | 76 | 50 | 46 | 70 | 65 | 12 | |
The next Table, No. 40, shews the distribution of pneumonia
in each Ward in the Borough, classified according to the
type of pneumonia given on the notification certificate:—
TABLE No. 40. NOTIFICATION OF PNEUMONIA.
| Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| St. Mary's | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| River | 10 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 53 |
| St. George’s | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| Burrage | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Herbert | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Glyndon | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |
| St. Margaret's | 11 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |
| Central | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| St. Nicholas | 16 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| Eltham | 11 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 40 |
| 76 | 50 | 46 | 70 | 242 |