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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 1896
The eighth annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1896
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| Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total under 5 years. | Total 5 years and upwards. | Grand Total at all ages. | Registration sub-districts. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | b | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 33 | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 3 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Phthisis | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 85 | 87 | 37 | 50 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes, Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ... | 33 | 33 | 22 | 11 |