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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 9.
Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1931.
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Enteric Fever. | Small.Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 yrs.) | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
| Live Births | Still Births | ||||||||||||||||
| England and Wales | 15.8 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 000 | 0.08 | 001 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 5.9 | 66 | 91.2 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London. | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 7.9 | 72 | 91.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000). | 15.6 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 4.9 | 66 | 92.7 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.50 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 9.7 | 65 | 89.5 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| WOOLWICH | 15.1 | 0.51 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 2.8 | 59 | 90.5 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 |