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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1894
The sixth annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1894
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| Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total under 5 years. | Total 5 years & upwards | Grand Total at all ages. | registration sub-district. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 10 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | Dockyard. | Arsenal. | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | 48 | 48 | 17 | 31 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 17 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus, (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | ||||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditus | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Valvular Disease of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 29 | 29 | 12 | 17 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 33 | 41 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 19 | 33 | 52 | 19 | 33 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |