Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The fifth annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1893
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Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total under 5 years. | Total 5 years & upwards | Grand Total at all ages. | registration sub district. | |||||||||||
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Under 1 Year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards | Dockyard. | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 12 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocepealous | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Phthisis | .. | 1 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 86 | 87 | 34 | 53 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Purpura, Hœmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Glycosuria, Diabetes, Mellitus | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Premature Death | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | .. | 31 | 9 | 22 |
Atelectasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Congenital Malformation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | 30 | 30 | 10 | 20 |