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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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 population
at these ages and from stated groups of diseases.
TABLE No. 77.
Child Mortality (1—2 years).
Death—rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases.
| Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | All other Causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,927 | 2.07 | — | 3.11 | 1.55 | — | 6.75 |
| 1934 | 1,726 | 5.21 | — | 4.63 | — | 3.47 | 13.32 |
| 1935 | 1,879 | 1.59 | — | 1.59 | 0.53 | 1.59 | 5.30 |
| 1936 | 1,942 | 2.58 | 1.54 | 3.09 | — | 4.63 | 11.84 |
| 1937 | 1,902 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.52 | — | 1.05 | 4.73 |
TABLE No. 78.
Child Mortality (2—5 years).
Death—rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases.
| Period. | Estimated mean Population. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarr— hoeal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 6,188 | 0.97 | 0.80 | 0.48 | — | 1.62 | 3.88 |
| 1934 | 5,953 | 1.01 | 0.67 | 0.50 | — | 1.34 | 3.52 |
| 1935 | 5,623 | 0.88 | 0.35 | 1.06 | — | — | 2.29 |
| 1936 | 5,478 | 1.83 | 0.18 | 0.91 | — | 0.91 | 3.83 |
| 1937 | 5,504 | 0.91 | 0.18 | 0.36 | — | 0.73 | 2.18 |
Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 86, compared with
121 in 1936 and 91 in 1935. The rate of infant mortality resulting from these
deaths (deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births), was 40, compared with 59 in 1936,
and 44 in 1935. The rates for the different wards in the Borough are shown in
Table No. 66.
The rate for the Administrative County of London was 60, and for England
and Wales, 58.