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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 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: SUMMARY OF STATISTICS

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS

1926.
Births:—
Legitimate2,394
Illegitimate69
2,463
Birth Rate17.4
Deaths1,450
Death Bate10.2
Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of child birth:—
(a) From Sepsis2
(b) From other causes4
Deaths of Infants under 1 Year:—
(a) Legitimate98
(6) Illegitimate9
Infant Mortality Rate43
Deaths from Measles (all ages)12
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)3
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 Years)13