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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 59.
Notification of Pneumonia.
| Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockyard | 5 | 3 | - | 10 | 18 |
| St. Mary's | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| River | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 27 |
| St. George's | 12 | 2 | - | 7 | 21 |
| Burrage | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| Herbert | 6 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Glyndon | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 11 |
| St. Margaret's | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| Central | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| St. Nicholas | 14 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| Abbey Wood | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| Well Hall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| Sherard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| Avery Hill | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 104 | 26 | 21 | 132 | 283 |
The following Table, No. 60, shows the number of notifications of Pneumonia
received each month, classified by sex and according to type incidence. It also
shows the number of deaths occurring from acute Primary Pneumonia and Influenzal
Pneumonia.
TABLE No. 60.
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 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 13 | 2 | - | 25 | 14 | - |
| February | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| March | 36 | 15 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| April | 19 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| May | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
| June | 14 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | - |
| July | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| August | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | - |
| September | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| October | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| November | 22 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| December | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| 189 | 94 | 283 | 104 | 26 | 21 | 132 | 101 | 7 | |