Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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-districti | |||||||||||
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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. | Ar-senal. | ||||
VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
I.—Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Apoplexy, Softening ot Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .. | 27 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 23 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | 29 | 17 | 12 |
Laryngismus, Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Other Diseases of the Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
2.—Diteases of Organs of Special Sense. | ||||||||||||||||
(e g. of Ear, Eye, Nose) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | l | 1 |
Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 45 | 18 | 27 |
Other Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Diseases of Respiratory System. | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Crou | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Bronchitis | 27 | 14 | .. | I | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 41 | 36 |
Pneumonia | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .. | 21 | 36 | 57 | 31 | 26 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 |