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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 64.
| Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |
| 1912 | 175 | 129 | 46 | 1.44 | 1.06 | 0.38 |
| 1913 | 218 | 184 | 34 | 1.78 | 1.50 | 0.28 |
| 1914 | 229 | 177 | 52 | 1.87 | 1.45 | 0.42 |
| 1915 | 237 | 197 | 40 | 1.83 | 1.52 | 0.31 |
| 1916 | 210 | 169 | 41 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 0.31 |
| 1917 | 215 | 176 | 39 | 1.63 | 1.33 | 0.30 |
| 1918 | 231 | 199 | 32 | 1.72 | 1.48 | 0.24 |
| 1919 | 196 | 171 | 25 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 0.18 |
| 1920 | 188 | 161 | 27 | 1.38 | 118 | 0.20 |
| 1921 | 207 | 168 | 39 | 1.50 | 1.22 | 0.28 |
| 1922 | 190 | 163 | 27 | 1.37 | 1.18 | 0.19 |
| 1923 | 191 | 172 | 19 | 1.36 | 1.22 | 0.14 |
| 1924 | 199 | 171 | 28 | 1.42 | 1.22 | 0.20 |
| 1925 | 187 | 160 | 27 | 1.33 | 1.14 | 0.19 |
| 1926 | 165 | 148 | 17 | 1.16 | 1.04 | 0.12 |
| 1927 | 178 | 148 | 30 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 0.21 |
In addition to the deaths recorded in the above Table,
nine persons who had been notified as suffering from tuberculosis
died during the year from other causes and detailed
information as to these is given in the following Table No. 65.
TABLE No. 65.
| Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26/3/19 | Acute bronchitis and heart failure. |
| 2 | 13/5/18 | Influenza. |
| 3 | 24/1/25 | Influenza, bronchitis and heart failure. |
| 4 | 28/1/27 | Epithelioma of brain. |
| 5 | 7/6/27 | Meningitis and exhaustion. |
| 6 | 28/6/25 | Appendicitis. |
| 7 | 22/8/27 | Pneumonia. |
| 8 | 6/14 | Heart failure during operation. |
| 9 | 28/7/25 | Bronchitis. |