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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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5
VITAL STATISTICS.
Table No. 1 contains extracts from the vital statistics for the year. Table
No. 2 shows details of causes of death.

Table: Table No. 1.

Table No. 1.

Population110,970
Live Births—Legitmate1,917
Live Births—Illegitimate120 2,037
Birth Rate18.3
Still-births48
Still-births—Rate per 1,000 total births23
Deaths1,611
Death Rate14.5
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
(a) From Sepsis1
(b) From other causes2
Death rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total births1.43
Death Rate of Infants one year of age :—
(a) All infants40
(b) Legitimate infants37
(c) Illegitimate infants91
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)223
Deaths from Whooping Cough1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age)17