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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 81.
Nett Infant Deaths, Classified by Sex and Wards.
| Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood. | Well Hall. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis. | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | —- | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 23 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Atrophy,Debility and Marasmus | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Melaena Neonatorum | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 55 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |