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Woolwich 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1926
Pages
176
Tables
99

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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
    1916-1920.1921-1925.1925.
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    TABLE No. 1.
    Estimated population.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    Woolwich.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.Eltham.The Borough.
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    TABLE No. 3. Occupations of Woolwich Inhabitants (over 12 years).
    MalesFemalesProportion per 1,000.
    MalesFemales
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    The chief Vital Statistics since 1901 are given in the following table:. TABLE No. 4.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Nett deaths belonging to the District.
    Nett.Under 1 year.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Net. Births.Number.ate.
    12345678
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    TABLE No. 5.
    Registration Districts.Males.Females.Total Births.
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    TABLE No. 6.
    PeriodWoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 7.
    Year.No. of births.No. of live births notified.No. of still births.Percentage of births notified.Birth rate
    Woolwich.London.England and Wales.
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    TABLE No. 8.
    Period.WoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Number of Deaths.Hospital or Institution.
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    Table No . 10.-Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1925.
    Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhœ a and Enteritis (under 2 Years).,Total Deaths under One Year.Causes of Death certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE No. 11. Deaths of Woolwich Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1925, classified by age and cause.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 11.- continued.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 12. Showing the nett deaths of Woolwich residents, all deaths occurring in Institutions in the Borough, and deaths of Woolwich residents occurring in Institutions outside the Borough, during the year 1925.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    West.East.In Borough.Outlying Institutions.
    Residents.Non. Residente.
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    TABLE No. 12.- continued.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwien.Plumstead.Eltham.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    In Borough.
    West.East.Residents.Non. Residents.Outlying Institutions.
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    TABLE No. 13.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Total.Death Rate.No. under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 14.
    Year.Males.Females.Total.Rate.Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 15.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Males.Females.Total.Deaths in Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 16. Death rates from Cancer in Quinquennial periods.
    PeriodWoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 17. Child Mortality (1.2 Years). Death rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated groups of diseases, in quinquennial periods.
    Period.Estimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhceal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 18. Child Mortality (2.5 Years). Death rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated groups of diseases, in quinquennial periods.
    Period.Estimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 19.
    Period.WoolwichWest Plumst.eadEast PlumsteadEltharaThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 20. INFANT MORTALITY, 1925. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1.2 weeks.2.3 weeks.3.4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE No. 21. INFANT DEATHS, 1925.
    Cause of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.Eltliam.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 22. INFANT DEATHS, 1925.
    Cause of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.Eltham.
    Under 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 year
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    TABLE No. 23. INFANT MORTALITY, 1901—1925. Rates for stated groups of diseases and for stated age periods for the quinquennial periods 1901-1925.
    Period.Groups.Totals.Sub-divisions of Group "G."Death rates.
    ABCDEFGH
    Infectious Diseases.Tuberculous Diseases.Diseases of Nervous system.Diseases of Respiratory System.Diseases of Digestive System.Syphilis.Diseases of Development.All other Diseases.Congenital Defects.Prematurity.Debility.Under 4 weeks.Over 4 weeks.
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    TABLE No. 24. INFANT MORTALITY, 1921-1925. Rates for stated groups of diseases and for stated age periods classified by Registration districts.
    District.Groups.Totals.Sub-divisions of Group "G."Death rates.
    ABCDEFGH
    Infectious DiseasesTuberculous Diseases.Diseases of Nervous system.Diseases of Respiratory System.Diseases of Digestive system.SyphilisDiseases of Development.All other Diseases.Congenital Defects.Prematurity.Debility.Under 4 weeks.Over 4 weeks.
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    TABLE No. 25. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Sessions weekly.
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    TABLE No. 25— continued.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Sessions weekly.
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    TABLE No. 26. Inspections.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE No. 27. Nuisances, etc., Abated.
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    TABLE No. 28. Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE No. 28—continued.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE No. 29. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and .Homeworkers' Premises. 1 .—Inspection. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.— Defects Found.
    Description.Number of Defects
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspect'rNumber of Prosecutions.
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    TABLE 29— continued. 3.— Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send Lists.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110).
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    123456789101112131415
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    TABLE No. 30.
    Sun Street.Sun Street (Infectious)Eltham.All Mortuaries.
    Number of Bodies received:19251924
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    TABLE No. 31.
    Number of Interments.
    192319241925
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    TABLE No. 32.
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    TABLE No. 33.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE No. 34.
    Retail.Wholesale.Total.
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    TABLE No. 35.
    Name.Address.Ward.
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    Table No. 35 (continued)).
    Name.Address.Ward.
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    TABLE No. 36.
    Name of Occupier.Premises.No. of Sheds.Licensed Accommodation.
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    TABLE No. 37.
    Name and Address.Nature of Licence.Premises to sell at or from.Designation
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    TABLE No. 38.
    19201925
    JanuaryDecember
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    TABLE No. 39.
    Name of Occupier.Address.
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    TABLE No. 40.
    Premises.On Register 31st December.Number ofLegal Proceed ings.
    Inspections.Notices.
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    TABLE No. 41.
    Name.Address.Ward.Type.
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    The detailed results, which show a wide variation in the fat content of each sample, were as follows:—
    Sample NoFat Percentage.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 42.
    Article.Formal SamplesInformal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    TABLE No. 43.
    1923.1924.1925.
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    TABLE No. 44. ADULTERATED SAMPLES. ACTION TAKEN.
    Sample No.Sample ofParticulars of Adulteration.Action taken.
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    TABLE No. 45. REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912-1917, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER, 1925. 1. Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream ."
    Number of samples examined for presence of a preservative.Number in which preservative was reported to be present.Percentage and nature of preservative found in each sample.Action taken.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE No. 46. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    Diseases.Total cases notified.Admissions to Hospital.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 47. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1925.
    Diseases.Number of Cases Notified.
    All Ages.Age Groups.
    Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 3 years.3 and under 4 years.4 and under 5 years.5 and under 10 years.10 and under 15 years.15 and under 20 years.20 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and over.
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    TABLE No. 48. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified in the Borough and Parishes during the year 1925, shewing the Case Rate per 1,000 Population.
    Diseases.Borough.Total Cases notified in each locality.Case rates, per 1,000 Population.
    Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    West.East.West.East.
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    TABLE No. 49. DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INCLUDING MEASLES), 1925.
    Diseases.Number of Deaths.
    All ages.Age Groups.
    Under 11-2-3-4-5-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565-
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    TABLE No. 50. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1925.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Mem. Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Tuberculosis.*Continued Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Anterior Poliomyelitis.Encephalitis lethargica.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.§Anthrax.Malaria.Dysentery.Pneumonia.†Measles.‡
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    TABLE No. 51.
    No. in register.Date admitted to hospital.Date discharged.Total days in hospital.Onset of secondary case.Remarks on primary case.
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    TABLE No. 52.
    Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total Houses.Total Cases.
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    TABLE No. 53.
    Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Eltham.Total Houses.Total Cases.
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    TABLE No. 54.
    No.Date.Sex.Age.Diagnosis.Final Diagnosis.Result
    1925.
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    TABLE No. 55. Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
    Month.Male.Female.TotalType.No. of Deaths.
    Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Acute Primary (not specified).Acute Primary PneumoniaInfluenzal Pneumonia
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    TABLE No. 56. Notification of Pneumonia.
    Ward.Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Acute Primary.Total.
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    TABLE No. 57.
    Date notified.SexAgeUltimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 58.
    Date notfied.SexAgeUltimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
    1925.
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    TABLE No. 59.
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    TABLE No. 60.
    Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 61.
    Year.Deaths.Death-rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non. Pulmonary.
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    TABLE No. 62.
    Case No.Date notified as Tuberculosis.Cause of Death.
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    TABLE No. 63.
    Pulmonary.Percentage.Non-Pulmonary.Percentage.
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    TABLE No. 64. T uberculosis. Summary of Notifications received during the year ended 2nd January, 1926.
    Age-periods—Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 & upwards.Total Primary Notifications.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.
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    TABLE No. 65.
    Year.Lungs.Meninges.Intestines and Peritoneum.Glands.Joints.Spine.Other Forms.All Causes.
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    TABLE No. 66.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Totals
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 67. Return as to work carried out in connection with the Maxey Road Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1925 (Form "R" (revised).
    Number ofUnder observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosisExamined for the first time during the yearTotal.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
    Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    TABLE No. 67 (continued).
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    At the end of the year the Committee was constituted as follows:—
    Bodies.Representatives.
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    TABLE No. 68.
    Hospitals.Sanatoria.Infirmary.Training Colonies.
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    These numbers refer to 284 persons, and the monthly admissions from January to December were as follows:—
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    TABLE No. 69.
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    TABLE No. 70.
    Centre.No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
    Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
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    TABLE No. 71. Children in attendance at each Centre.
    Year of Birth.Town Hall.Eltham.Plumstead.Slade.New Eltham.North Woolwich.Beresford St. (Voluntary).Totals.
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    TABLE No. 72.
    First Attendances.Total Attendances.
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    In detail, the children referred to the Clinic required treatment for the following conditions:—
    Type of CaseNumber referred to Clinic.Number who completed treatment by end of year.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Table N o . 73.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    A suitable scale of income must be adopted. The scale of income at present in force is as follows:—
    Free.Half Cost.
    No. in Family.Per Head.No. in Family.Per Head.
    s.d.s.d.
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    TABLE No. 74. Feeding of Infants, 1st June to 11th July, 1925 (all Centres).
    Method of Feeding.Age in Months.Grand Total.
    0-11-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-6.6-7.7-8.8-9.Total.9-10.10-11.11-12.
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    TABLE No. 75. Percentages of Hand Fed Children.
    Age in Months.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    TABLE No. 76. Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1925.
    Year.Abortion.Ectopic Gestation.Placenta Prsevia.Other puerperal Hemorrhage.Other Accidents of Child Birth.Child Birth with Secondary Causes.Puerperal Eclampsia.Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism.Puerperal Fever.Totals.
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    TABLE No. 77. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    No. Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 78. Poliomyelitis.
    Date notified.SexAgeCondition on 31st December, 1925.Treatment obtained.
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    METEOROLOGY. Meteorological Observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the year 1925.
    Week endingTemperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years.Average Temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during Week.Lowest during Week.Mean Temperature.
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    METEOROLOGY—continued.
    Week endingTemperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years.Average Temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during Week.Lowest during Week.Mean Temperature.