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Woolwich 1893

The fifth annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1893

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TABLE I.—Continued.

Cause of Death.Ages.Total under 5 years.Total 5 years & upwardsGrand Total at all ages.registration sub district.
Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwardsDockyard.Arsenal.
II.—Parasitic Diseases.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases................................
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases................................
III.—Dietetic Diseases.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation................................
Scurvy................................
Chronic Alcoholism..........11..........222..
Delirium Tremens............1..........11..1
IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart......1..31..11....7725
Rheumatism................11....2211
Gout................................
Rickets12..................3..321
Cancer, Malignant Diseases..1......33851..12021714
Tabes Mesenterica1222................1421697
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocepealous3421..............731055
Phthisis..112028181171....186873453
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula5..12..............53844
Purpura, Hœmorrhagic Diathesis................................
Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia................................
Glycosuria, Diabetes, Mellitus1....2....1....1..14514
Other Constitutional Diseases................................
V.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Death31....................31..31922
Atelectasis3....................3..3..3
Congenital Malformation2....................2..2..2
Old Age............131011....30301020