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Woolwich 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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12
SECTION II.—VITAL STATISTICS.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of
Health, the following extracts from the Vital Statistics of
the year are shown below:—

Table: TABLE No. 4.

TABLE No. 4.

Births—Legitimate2,516
„ Illegitimate74
2,590
Birth Rate18-5
Deaths1,543
Death rate110
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of child birth10
(a) From sepsis2
(b) From other causes8
Deaths of infants under one year168
(a) Legitimate157
(b) Illegitimate11
Infantile mortality rate .65
Deaths from Measles (all ages)28
„ Whooping cough (all ages)12
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years)10