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Woolwich 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The Table which follows would appear to show a steady lowering of the maternal
mortality rate in this Borough
TABLE No. 78.
Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1936.
| 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 |
| 1920 | – | 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 |
| 1934 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 1935 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1936 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 8 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 96 | 214 |
Inquests.—There were 145 inquests held on Woolwich residents during the year,
compared with 129 in 1935.
Deaths of Children, 1-5 Years of Age.—The number of deaths of children between
1 and 2 years of age was 23, and between 2 and 5 years, 21. In 1935 these figures
were 10 and 13. The causes of death are given in detail in Table No. 73.
The following Tables show the variation in the rate of mortality at these ages
in the last five years. These rates have been calculated on the estimated populations
at these ages and in stated groups of diseases.