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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 19.
C hild M ortality (2-5 Y ears).
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. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-1913 | 41,068 | 123 | 48 | 45 | 10 | 59 | 285 |
| 1914-1918 | 37,549 | 116 | 55 | 72 | 4 | 89 | 336 |
| 1919-1923 | 39,389 | 75 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 56 | 204 |
| 1924 | 9,054 | 23 | 9 | 5 | .. | 14 | 51 |
| Corresponding Death Rates. | |||||||
| 1909-1913 | 41,068 | 2.99 | 1.17 | 1.10 | .24 | 1.44 | 6.94 |
| 1914-1918 | 37,549 | 3.09 | 1.47 | 1.92 | .11 | 2.37 | 8.95 |
| 1919-1923 | 39,389 | 1.90 | .58 | 1.07 | .20 | 1.42 | 5.18 |
| 1924 | 9,054 | 2.54 | .99 | .55 | - | 1.55 | 5.63 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths under one year was 168, compared
with 123 in 1923, 184 in 1922, and 197 in 1921. The Infantile
mortality rate (deaths under one year per 1,000 births) was 65.
The following Table, No. 20, shows the infantile mortality
rate in each registration district, and it will be noticed that, as
in 1923, the rate is highest in Woolwich and lowest in West
Plumstead. The Table also shows the comparable figures
each year since 1920:—