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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TABLE No. 11.—
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 6 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and wilder 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | |
Heart disease | 255 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 79 | 74 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 26 | 25 |
Bronchitis | 113 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 19 | 26 | 49 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 71 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 10 |
Other respiratory diseases | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 39 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Puerperal sepsis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 48 | 47 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicide | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Other deaths from violence | 53 | 6 | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
Other defined diseases | 284 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 64 | 62 | 91 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |