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Woolwich 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 3. — Nett Deaths during the calendar year 1949, including non-residents in Institutions in the Borough.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents " whether occurring within or without the district. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | In Borough | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| Residents. | Non-Rsdts. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1572 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 121 | 267 | 413 | 563 | 266 | 157 | 441 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Influenza | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis. . | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cancer, Uterus (F); Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M) | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Cancer of Breast | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 10 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 195 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 24 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 24 | 65 | |
| Diabetes | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro-vascular Disease | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | 40 | 74 | 26 | 16 | 21 | |
| Heart Diseases | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 27 | 72 | 143 | 225 | 52 | 22 | 112 |
| Other Circulatory diseases | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| Bronchitis | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Other Digestive diseases | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| Nephritis | 25 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | >— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformation and Birth Injury | 29 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Road Accidents | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Violent Causes. | 41 | 5 | 1 | I | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
| All other Causes | 84 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 28 | |