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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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W. F. N. Troughton, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert.
Meat and Other Foods. (Catering Establishments, Milk
premises, etc. Inspector).
R. Lincoln, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods. (Restaurants and other food premises Inspector).
K. S. Cooper, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods. (District Inspector).
K. J. Coppin. (Resigned 30th August, 1953).
J. A. Orrell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and
Other Foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. (Food Inspector).
J. B. O'Connell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (District
Inspector).
R. H. Pasterpield, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat
and Other Foods. (District Inspector).
D. W. Townsend. (Resigned 6th January, 1953).
H. L. Davies, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (Commenced
duty 11th May, 1953. (District Inspector).
J. Hills, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board, Cert. Meat and Other
Foods. (Commenced duty 11th May, 1953. (District Inspector).
F. W. Harmsworth, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (Commenced
duty 11th May, 1953). (District Inspector).
J. Hacker, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert., Meat and
Other Foods. (Commenced duty 28th December, 1953). (District
Inspector).
Public Analyst (Part-time)—
H. Amphlett Williams, Ph.D. (Lond.), a.c.g.f.c., f.r.i.c.
GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough 8,282 statute acres
Number of Houses 40,227
Number of Persons per acre 18.2
Rateable Value £1,257,756
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £5,129
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative figures for
1952, are shown below:-
Table No. 1.
| 1953. | 1952. | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Home, i.e., including members of H.M. Forces stationed in the district) | 151,100 | 151,800 |
| Live Births—Legitimate | 1,990 | 2,104 |
| Live Births—Illegitimate | 100 | 95 |
| Total Live Births | 2,090 | 2,199 |
| Birth Rate | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Stillbirths | 51 | 37 |
| Stillbirths—Rate per 1,000 total births | 24.4 | 16.8 |
| Total Deaths | 1,569 | 1,667 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Maternal Deaths | nil | nil |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | nil | nil |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 48 | 47 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 22.9 | 21.4 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 29 | 39 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 303 | 317 |
| Deaths from acute poliomyelitis | 3 | 2 |