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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: VITAL STATISTICS.Table No. I contains extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparable figures for 1945. Table No. II shows details of causes of death.Table No. I.

VITAL STATISTICS.

Table No. I contains extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparable figures for 1945. Table No. II shows details of causes of death.

Table No. I.

Population (Registrar General's Estimate)1946.1945.
134,420115,270
Live Births—Legitimate2,7401,850
Live Births—Illegitimate163171
2,9032,021
Birth Rate21.617.5
Still-births7837
Still-births—Rate per 1,000 total births2618
Deaths1,5311,478
Death Rate11.412.8
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
(a) From sepsis—2
(6) From other causes12
Death rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total births0.341.94
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
(a) All infants3141
(b) Legitimate infants3138
(c) Illegitimate infants3670
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)238267
Deaths from Whooping Cough21
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age)611