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. | |||||||||||||||
VII.—Deaths from Violence. | ||||||||||||||||
1.—Accident or Neglect. | ||||||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Burn, Scald | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Suffocation | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Otherwise | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
2.—Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||
Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.—Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||
Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
4.—Execution. | ||||||||||||||||
Ranging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
VIII.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | ||||||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Debihtv, Atrophy, Inanition | 35 | 3 | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 38 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 21 |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudda Death (cause not a scertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |