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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VITAL STATISTICS.
Table No. 1 contains extracts from the vital statistics for the year. Table
No. 2 shows details of causes of death.
Table No. 1.
Population | 110,970 |
Live Births—Legitmate | 1,917 |
Live Births—Illegitimate | 120 2,037 |
Birth Rate | 18.3 |
Still-births | 48 |
Still-births—Rate per 1,000 total births | 23 |
Deaths | 1,611 |
Death Rate | 14.5 |
Deaths from puerperal causes :— | |
1 | |
2 | |
Death rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total births | 1.43 |
Death Rate of Infants one year of age :— | |
(a) All infants | 40 |
37 | |
(c) Illegitimate infants | 91 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 223 |
Deaths from Whooping Cough | 1 |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 17 |