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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 55. Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
| Month. | Male. | Female. | Total | Type. | No. of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary (not specified). | Acute Primary Pneumonia | Influenzal Pneumonia | ||||
| January | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| February | 14 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| March | 24 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| April | 17 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| May | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. |
| June | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| July | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 5 | .. | 5 | 8 | .. |
| August | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| September | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
| October | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | .. |
| November | 17 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 11 | .. |
| December | 26 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Total | 173 | 104 | 277 | 76 | 69 | 40 | 92 | 97 | 13 |
The next Table, No. 56, 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. 56.
Notification of Pneumonia.
| Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 6 | 6 | - | 7 | 19 |
| St. Mary's | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| River | 14 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| St. George's | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Burrage | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Herbert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Glyndon | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| St. Margaret's | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Central | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| St. Nicholas | 6 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
| Eltham | 17 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
| 76 | 69 | 40 | 92 | 277 |