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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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| District. | Year. | Age. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup, (not Spasmodic). | Whooping Cough. | Continued Fevers. | Diarrhœa and Dysentry. | Cholera. | Rheumatic Fever. | Erysipelas. | Pyæmia. | Puerperal Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease | Injuries, &c. | All other Diseases. | Total. | Remarks. | |||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Other or Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woolwich Dockyard | 1892 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | 2 | 75 | 131 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 34 | 63 | 27 | 11 | 108 | 267 | |||
| 1893 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | 8 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 25 | ... | 3 | 83 | 160 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 16 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 33 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 100 | 241 | |||
| 1894 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 22 | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | 1 | 61 | 129 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 84 | 197 | |||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1892 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 33 | ... | 7 | 94 | 162 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 52 | 58 | 32 | 18 | 99 | 276 | |||
| 1893 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 7 | 88 | 155 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | s | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 53 | 54 | 33 | 20 | 112 | 292 | ||||
| 1894 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | ... | 6 | 83 | 162 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 42 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 126 | 281 | |||
| Total | 1892 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 62 | ... | 9 | 169 | 293 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 87 | 121 | 59 | 29 | 207 | 543 | |||
| 1893 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 53 | ... | 10 | 171 | 315 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 8 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 86 | 107 | 46 | 34 | 212 | 533 | |||
| 1894 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 37 | 12 | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 53 | ... | 7 | 144 | 291 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 83 | 73 | 41 | 36 | 210 | 478 | |||
| Deaths occuring outside the District amongst persons belonging thereto | 1892 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 8 | 23 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 71 | 169 | |||
| 1893 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 39 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 86 | 163 | |||
| 1894 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 160 | ||||
| Deaths occuring within the District amongst persons not belonging thereto | 1892 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 1893 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |||
| 1894 | Uuder 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |||