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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 1938
[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. 14.
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. | Diarr-hoeal Diseases. | All other Causes. | All Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1938 | 2,032 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.98 | 0.49 | 0.98 | 3.44 |
TABLE No. 15.
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. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | All other causes. | All Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1938 | 5,685 | 0.88 | — | 0.53 | — | 0.88 | 2.29 |
Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 102, compared
with 86 in 1937 and 121 in 1936. The rate of infant mortality (deaths under 1 year
per 1,000 births) was 50, compared with 40 in 1937 and 59 in 1936. The deaths
in the different Wards in the Borough are shown in Table No. 19.
The rate for the Administrative County of London was 57; for England and
Wales, 53; and for the 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London,
was 57.