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. | ||||
VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
1.—Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||
Inflamation of Brain or Membranes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. |
Convulsions | 29 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 13 |
Laryngismus, Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Par- alysis Agitans | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Other Diseases of the Nervous System | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g. of Ear, Eve, and Nose | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||||||
Pericarditus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Acute Endocarditus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Vanvular Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Other Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 39 | 39 | 10 | 29 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
Embolish, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
4.—Diseases of Rerpiratory System. | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Croup | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 23 | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 17 | .. | 39 | 59 | 98 | 45 | 53 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | 14 | 48 | 62 | 33 | 29 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |