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Woolwich 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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from 1904. Similar tables are set out below showing the
variation in the rates of mortality in children aged 1-2 years
and 2-5 years in the same quinquennial periods. These rates
have been calculated on an estimated population living at
these ages, the population being calculated in accordance
with the method outlined by the Registrar General in the
Census Report for 1911. The figures for 1924 are also given:—
TABLE No. 18.
Child Mortality (1-2 Years).
Deaths and death rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated groups of diseases, in quinquennial periods and for the year 1924.
| Period. | Estimated Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-1913 | 13,189 | 90 | 43 | 102 | 28 | 72 | 335 |
| 1914-1918 | 13,078 | 110 | 23 | 125 | 18 | 57 | 333 |
| 1919-1923 | 14,040 | 57 | 20 | 67 | 8 | 46 | 198 |
| 1924 | 2,731 | 12 | 3 | 19 | — | 5 | 39 |
| Corresponding Death Rates. | |||||||
| 1909-1913 | 13,189 | 6.83 | 3.26 | 7.73 | 2.12 | 5.46 | 25.40 |
| 1914-1918 | 13,078 | 8.41 | 1.76 | 9.56 | 1.38 | 4.36 | 25.46 |
| 1919-1923 | 14,040 | 4.06 | 1.42 | 4.77 | 57 | 3.28 | 14.10 |
| 1924 | 2,731 | 4.40 | 1.10 | 6.96 | .. | 1.83 | 14.28 |