Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 82.
Nett Infant Deaths, classified by Sex and Wards.
Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Abbey Wood | Well Hajl. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Bronchitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Diarrhoea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Injury at Birth | 4 | — | — | —' | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Atelectasis | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Congenital Malformation | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Premature Birth | 16 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Convulsions | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Other Causes | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
51 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 |