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. 12.
Shewing the Nett Deaths of Woolwich Residents, all Deaths occurring in Institutions in the Borough and Deaths of Woolwich Residents occurring in Institutions outside the Borough,
during the year 1928.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West. | East. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||
Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||||||||
All causes | 831 | 723 | 428 | 457 | 356 | 313 | 504 | 90 | 321 |
Enteric fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 |
Scarlet fever | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
Whooping cough | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | 5 |
Diphtheria | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 14 |
Influenza | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
Encephalitis lethargica | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 88 | 57 | 54 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 46 |
Other tuberculous diseases | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 100 | 109 | 44 | 69 | 52 | 44 | 64 | 6 | 43 |
Rheumatic fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diabetes | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 32 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 2 |