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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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 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 years and upwards | |
All causes | 1,443 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 353 | 377 | 573 |
Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 17 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Tuberculosis, Other | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Syphilitic Disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal Infections | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 44 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 56 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 32 | 13 | 7 |
Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 22 | - . | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 161 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | 51 | 46 | 56 |
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Diabetes | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 180 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 40 | 49 | 88 |
Coronary Disease Angina | 219 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 65 | 78 | 71 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 43 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 |
Other Heart Disease | 173 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 110 |
Other Circulatory Disease | 70 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 19 | 34 |
Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Pneumonia | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 22 | 40 |
Bronchitis | 82 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 28 | 38 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 4 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 20 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Hypherplasia of Prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Congenital Malformations | 16 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | 110 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 41 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
All other accidents | 31 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
Suicide | 21 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Homicide and Operations of War | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |