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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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55. This is the second lowest rate in London and is the
second lowest rate in the records of the Borough.
The following Table, No. 19, shows the infantile mortality
rate in the Borough and registration districts for each quinquennium
since 1901 and for each year since 1921:-
TABLE No. 19.
| Period. | Woolwich | West Plumst.ead | East Plumstead | Elthara | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1905 | 138 | 99 | 128 | 97 | 120 |
| 1906-1910 | 110 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 98 |
| 1911-1915 | 103 | 76 | 83 | 68 | 86 |
| 1916-1920 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 79 |
| 1921-1925 | 63 | 46 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| 1921 | 61 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 62 |
| 1922 | 68 | 52 | 80 | 46 | 63 |
| 1923 | 51 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 43 |
| 1924 | 79 | 42 | 68 | 70 | 65 |
| 1925 | 59 | 42 | 51 | 69 | 55 |
Tables are set out in the following pages which classify in
various ways the causes of death during 1925, followed by
two Tables which show the death rates from stated groups
of diseases in each five.yearly period since 1901, and a comparative
study of the rates in the four registration districts
during the last five years.