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 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. | |
Heart disease | 353 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 18 | 107 | 108 | 111 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 121 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 16 | 34 | 56 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 119 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 13 |
Other respiratory diseases | 15 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | .. |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. |
Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 54 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 18 | 10 | 14 |
Puerperal sepsis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicide | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | .. | .. |
Other deaths from violence | 61 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
Other defined diseases | 259 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 52 | 69 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |