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Woolwich 1938
[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. 13.
Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1938.
| 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 |
| 1926 | — | 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 |
| 1937 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 1938 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 96 | 218 |
Inquests.—There were 115 inquests held on Woolwich residents in 1938, compared
with 129 in 1937. An additional 111 deaths were certified by the coroner
after post-mortem but without inquest.
Deaths of Children, 1-5 years of age.—The number of deaths of children between
1 and 2 years of age was 7, and between 2 and 5 years, 13. In 1937 these figures
were 21 and 44. The causes of death are given in detail in Table No. 8.