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Woolwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The following Table shows the causes of death each year since 1912:—
TABLE No. 75.
Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1933.
| Year. | Abortion. | Ectopic Gestation | Placenta Praevia. | Other Puerperal Haemorrhage. | Other Accidents of Child Birth. | Child Birth with Secondary Causes. | Puerperal Eclampsia | Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1913 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1915 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 8 |
| 1916 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 15 |
| 1917 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 1918 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 1919 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 1920 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1922 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 1923 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 1924 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1925 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 |
| 1926 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1927 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1928 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 13 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 |
| 1931 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 8 |
| 1932 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 1933 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 91 | 203 |
Inquests.—There were 121 inquests held on Woolwich residents during the
year, compared with 155 in 1932.