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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Ward. | Acreage. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons per Acre. | ||||||
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1921 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease. | 1921 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease. | 1921 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease. |
Percentage Gains or Losses. | |||
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Natural Increase. | Migration. | Nett Increase or decrease. |
Age Groups (Age last Birthday). | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | ||
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1921 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease. | Percentage Increase or Decrease. |
Age last Birthday | Woolwich. | London. | ||
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Persons. | Males. | Females. |
Total Population. | Inmates Only. | |||||
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Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. |
Age. | Sex. | Single. | Married. | Widowed. | Divorced. |
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Wards | Population |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||
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Nett. | Under 1 year. | At all Ages. | |||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
Wards. | Population. | Births | Deaths under 1 | Deaths at all A ges | |||
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Number | Rate. | Number | Rate. | Number | Rate |
Year. | No. of Births. | No. of Live Births. Notified. | No. of Still Births. | Percentage of Births Notified. | Birth Rate. | ||
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Woolwich. | London. | England and Wales. |
Hospital or Institution | Number of Deaths |
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Rate per 1,000 Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All Causes | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and 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 |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
Residents. | Non—Residents. |
Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
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Males | Females | Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Abbey Wood | Well Hall | Sherard | Avery Hill |
Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | Number under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Rate. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
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Year. | Abortion. | Ectopic Gestation | Placenta Prævia. | Other Puerperal Hæmorrhage. | Other Accidents of Child Birth. | Child Birth with Secondary Causes. | Puerperal Eclampsia | Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. |
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Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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Births. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Rate. |
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Hospital or Institution | Number of Deaths |
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Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 month and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. |
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Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Sherard. | Avery Hill. |
Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year, appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December 1931. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1933, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.:— | |||||
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Col. I. | Col. II. | Col. IV Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of Conscientious Objection has been received. | Col. V. Died Unvaccinated. | ||||
Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | |||||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. |
Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By Whom Provided. | Sessions Weekly. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By Whom Provided. | Sessions Weekly. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written notices. | Prosecutions. |
Description. | Number of Defects. | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. |
Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. |
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Sun Street | Sun Street (Infectious) | Eltham. | All Mortuaries. |
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Number of Interments. | |||
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1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Date. | Parts per 100,000. | |||
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Albuminoid Ammonia. | Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours. | Free Chlorine. | Nitrites. |
Date. | No. of organisms on gelatine plates at 22° C.— 3 days. | No. of organisms on agar plates at 375 C.— 2 days. | Bacillus Coli. |
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Premises. | On Register 31st December. | Number of | Legal Proceedings. | |
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Inspections. | Notices. |
Number of dealers' licences issued to use the designation:— |
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Month. | Cattle. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
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Situation of Slaughterhouse. | Owner. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Result. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Result. |
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Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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Articles. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Sample No. | Article. | Formal or Informal. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Legal Proceedings or Other Action. |
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Age Periods. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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1.—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year. |
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Premises. | Action taken. | Date. |
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Date of Meeting. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | |
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West. | East. |
Premises. | Accommodation Men. |
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1921 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease per cent. |
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Ward. | Private Families. | Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied. | Rooms Occupied. | Persons per Room. |
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Number of rooms occupied. | Number of Families. | Increase or Decrease. | Distribution per cent. | ||
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1921 | 1931 | 1921 | 1931 |
Number of families living in | 1921 | Per cent | 1931 | Per cent |
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No. of Persons in Family. | Private Families. | Rooms per Family. | Persons per Room. | |||||
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Number 1931. | Increase or Decrease 1921-1931 | Distribution per cent | ||||||
1931 | 1921 | 1931 | 1921 | 1931 | 1921 |
1911 | 1921 | 1931 |
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Diseases. | Total Cases Notified. | Admissions to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
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Year. | Smallpox. | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | §Puerperal Pyrexia. | Pneumonia Primary. | Influenzal Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Anthrax. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. | Poliomyelitis. | ‡Zymotic Enteritis. | *Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | *Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary | †Measles. | x Chicken Pox. |
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Diseases. | Borough | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Sherard. | Avery Hill. |
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Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | ||||||||||||
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Age Groups. | |||||||||||||
All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. |
Diseases. | All Ages. | Number of Deaths. | ||||||||||
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Age Groups. | ||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Sherard | Avery Hill | Total Houses. | Total Cases. |
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Dockyard. | St. Mary's | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Sherard. | Avery Hill. | Total Houses. | Total Cases. |
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No. in Register | Date Admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total Days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary Case. | Remarks on Primary Case. |
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No. | Date Notified. | Diagnosis. | Final Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
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Date Notified. | Age. | Sex. | Ultimate Diagnosis. | Remarks. |
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Date Notified. | Cases Treated: | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
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Home. | Hospital. |
Month. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Type. | No. of Deaths. | ||||
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Lobar. | Broncho | Influenzal. | Acute Primary (not specified) | Acute Primary Pneumonia. | Influenzal Pneumonia. |
Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | ||||
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All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. |
Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis. | Cause of Death. |
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Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pulmonary. | Percentage. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F" | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Special Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | Public General Hospitals. | Training Colonies. |
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January | 34 | February | 51 | March | 48 |
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Year. | Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | ||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Centre. | No. on Roll of Centre. | No. of Attendances. | ||||
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Mothers. | Children. | Mothers. | Children. | |||
Expectant | Nursing. | Expectant | Nursing |
Year of Birth. | Town Hall. | Plumstead . | Eltham. | New Eltham. | Slade. | St. Luke's. | N. Woolwich. | Beres-ford St. | Totals. |
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Method of Feeding. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | AGE IN MONTHS. | 10-11 | 11-12 | Grand Total | |||||
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5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | Total | 9-10 |
Brought forward from 1932 | New Cases. | Total. | Much Improved or Cured. | Improved. | I.S.Q. | Ceased Treatment. | Treatment not yet complete |
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Disease, Defect or Condition. | BOYS. Age last Birthday | GIRLS. Age last Birthday. | Total. | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Disease, Defect or Condition. | BOYS. Age last Birthday. | GIRLS. Age last Birthday. | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total. |
Disease, Defect or Condition. | BOYS Age last Birthday. | GIRLS. Age last Birthday. | Total. | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Brewer Street | Eltham Health Centre |
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Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | ||||
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No. | Attendances. | No. | Attendances. | No. | Attendances. |
Type of Case. | Number remaining over from 1931 | New Cases. | Total Cases. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. | Number with treatment not completed. |
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Slight. | No. of cases. Moderate. | Severe. | Percentage so living. | |||
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Slight. | Moderate. | Severe. |
Age. | Percentage of total children examined. | Percentage of heart conditions found. |
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Week ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years. | Average temperature 4 feet below ground. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | ||
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Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean temperature. |
Week ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years. | Average temperature 4 feet below ground. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | |||
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Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean temperature. |