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.
Deaths of Woolwich Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1929, Classified by Age and Cause.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years . | 75 and upwards. | |
All causes | 1780 | 144 | 28 | 37 | 55 | 68 | 201 | 475 | 372 | 400 |
Enteric fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Smallpox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet fever | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping cough | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 17 | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 96 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 21 | 16 |
Encephalitis lethargica | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 143 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 35 | 57 | 39 | 5 | 2 |
Other tuberculous diseases | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 213 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 87 | 70 | 38 |
Rheumatic fever | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Diabetes | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 21 | 33 |