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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The following Table, No. 8, shows the death rates in
each registration district (after correction for outward and
inward transfers) for each year since 1925:—
TABLE No. 8.
Period. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham. | The Borough. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1925 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 10.8 |
1926 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
1927 | 1.30 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 10.6 |
1928 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 11.0 |
1929 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 12.6 |
Deaths in Public Institutions. In tabular form is shown
below the number of deaths of Woolwich residents which
took place in various institutions during the year:—
TABLE No. 9.
Hospitals or Institutions. | Number of Deaths. |
---|---|
Poor Law Institutions | 562 |
London General Hospitals | 157 |
Special Hospitals | 34 |
Mental Hospitals | 62 |
Fever Hospitals.. | 41 |
Tuberculosis Institutions | 22 |
Cottage and Country Hospitals and Nursing Homes | 41 |
919 |
The following Tables are self.explanatory.