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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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The following Table No. 38 shows the number of notifications
of pneumonia received each month, classified by sex according
to type incidence. It shows also the number of deaths
occurring from all forms of pneumonia during the year:—
TABLE No. 38.
Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
| Month. | Male. | Female. | Total | Type. | No. of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | A cute Primary (not specified) | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Influenzal Pneumonia | ||||
| January | 30 | 21 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| February | 35 | 34 | 69 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 11 |
| March | 34 | 18 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| April | 22 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. |
| June | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| July | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. |
| August | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| September | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. |
| October .. | 15 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .. |
| November | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .. | |
| December | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 13 | .. |
| Total | 208 | 146 | 354 | 84 | 85 | 105 | 80 | 95 | .9 |
The next Table, No. 39, shows the distribution of pneumonia
in each Ward of the Borough, classified according to the type
of pneumonia given on the notification certificate:—
TABLE No. 39.
Notification of Pneumonia.
| Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| St. Mary's | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| River | 19 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 59 |
| St. George's | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| Burrage | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| Herbert | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Glyndon | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| St. Margaret's | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Central | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| St. Nicholas | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 69 |
| Eltham | 17 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 60 |
| 84 | 85 | 105 | 80 | 354 |