Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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1916-1920. | 1921-1925. | 1925. |
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Estimated population. |
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Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Borough. |
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Males | Females | Proportion per 1,000. | ||
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Males | Females |
Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Nett deaths belonging to the District. | ||||
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Nett. | Under 1 year. | At all Ages. | |||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Net. Births. | Number. | ate. | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Registration Districts. | Males. | Females. | Total Births. |
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Period | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Year. | No. of births. | No. of live births notified. | No. of still births. | Percentage of births notified. | Birth rate | ||
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Woolwich. | London. | England and Wales. |
Period. | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Number of Deaths. | Hospital or Institution. |
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Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
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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. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. |
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||
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West. | East. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||
Residents. | Non. Residente. |
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwien. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||
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In Borough. | |||||||||
West. | East. | Residents. | Non. Residents. | Outlying Institutions. |
Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Rate. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
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Period | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhceal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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Period. | Woolwich | West Plumst.ead | East Plumstead | Elthara | The Borough |
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Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1.2 weeks. | 2.3 weeks. | 3.4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year. |
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Cause of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltliam. | |||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Cause of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||
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Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year |
Period. | Groups. | Totals. | Sub-divisions of Group "G." | Death rates. | ||||||||||
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |||||||
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. |
District. | Groups. | Totals. | Sub-divisions of Group "G." | Death rates. | ||||||||||
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |||||||
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. |
Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Description. | Number of Defects | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspect'r | Number of Prosecutions. |
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. | |||||||||||
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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. 109 | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110). | ||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Sun Street. | Sun Street (Infectious) | Eltham. | All Mortuaries. | ||
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Number of Bodies received: | 1925 | 1924 |
Number of Interments. | |||
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1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
Retail. | Wholesale. | Total. |
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Name. | Address. | Ward. |
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Name. | Address. | Ward. |
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Name of Occupier. | Premises. | No. of Sheds. | Licensed Accommodation. |
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Name and Address. | Nature of Licence. | Premises to sell at or from. | Designation |
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1920 | 1925 | |||
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January | December |
Name of Occupier. | Address. |
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Premises. | On Register 31st December. | Number of | Legal Proceed ings. | |
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Inspections. | Notices. |
Name. | Address. | Ward. | Type. |
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Sample No | Fat Percentage. | Remarks. |
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Article. | Formal Samples | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
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Sample No. | Sample of | Particulars of Adulteration. | Action taken. |
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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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Diseases. | Total cases notified. | Admissions to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
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Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | |||||||||||||
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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. |
Diseases. | Borough. | Total Cases notified in each locality. | Case rates, per 1,000 Population. | |||||||
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Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||
West. | East. | West. | East. |
Diseases. | Number of Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65- |
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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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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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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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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No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Diagnosis. | Final Diagnosis. | Result |
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1925. |
Month. | Male. | Female. | Total | Type. | No. of Deaths. | ||||
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Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary (not specified). | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Influenzal Pneumonia |
Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
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Date notified. | Sex | Age | Ultimate Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
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Date notfied. | Sex | Age | Ultimate Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
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1925. |
Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
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Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
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All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non. Pulmonary. |
Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
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Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. |
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Age-periods— | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis | Examined for the first time during the year | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary |
Bodies. | Representatives. |
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Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | Infirmary. | Training Colonies. |
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Centre. | No. on Roll of Centre. | No. of Attendances. | ||||
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Mothers. | Children. | Mothers. | Children. | |||
Expectant. | Nursing. | Expectant. | Nursing. |
Year of Birth. | Town Hall. | Eltham. | Plumstead. | Slade. | New Eltham. | North Woolwich. | Beresford St. (Voluntary). | Totals. |
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First Attendances. | Total Attendances. |
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Type of Case | Number referred to Clinic. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. |
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Free. | Half Cost. | ||||
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No. in Family. | Per Head. | No. in Family. | Per Head. | ||
s. | d. | s. | d. |
Method of Feeding. | Age in Months. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||||
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0-1 | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-6. | 6-7. | 7-8. | 8-9. | Total. | 9-10. | 10-11. | 11-12. |
Age in Months. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
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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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Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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No. Notified. | Treated. | |||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
Date notified. | Sex | Age | Condition on 31st December, 1925. | Treatment obtained. |
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Week ending | Temperature 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. | ||
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Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. |
Week ending | Temperature 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. | ||
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Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. |