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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 26. Age incidence at death, 1923-1932.
| Age Periods. | Houses. | Huts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Per 100. | Number of Deaths. | Per 100. | |
| 0—1 | 1,140 | 7.65 | 94 | 14.22 |
| 1—5 | 525 | 3.53 | 43 | 6.50 |
| 6—15 | 393 | 2.64 | 26 | 3.93 |
| 15—25 | 713 | 4.79 | 47 | 7.11 |
| 25—45 | 1,723 | 11.56 | 99 | 14.98 |
| 45—05 | 3,931 | 26.38 | 189 | 28.60 |
| 65—75 | 3,183 | 21.36 | 92 | 13.92 |
| 75 and over | 3,291 | 22.09 | 71 | 10.74 |
| 14,899 | 100.00 | 661 | 100.00 | |
In the case of infant mortality, however, it has been possible to calculate
definite rates because these are based upon the proportion of deaths under one
year to the number of births in the particular year, and the actual numbers of
births and deaths of children under one year in the huts are known. It will be
seen from Table No. 27 that the infant mortality rate is considerably higher in the
ten-year period among the hut population than it was in the house population.
TABLE No. 27. Infant Mortality, 1923-1932.
| Number of Births. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In houses | 22,364 | 1,140 | 51 |
| In huts | 1,358 | 94 | 69 |
Having regard to these variations in the different rates it is difficult to believe
that it is wrong to describe the hutments as unhealthy dwellings, at any rate as
we knew them in recent years.
Council's Houses.—During the year the Council erected 76 houses and flats
on the Page Estate, Shepherds Farm, and 346 on the Middle Park Estate.