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-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. | Ar-senal. | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases (contd.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5-—Diseases of Digestive System . | ||||||||||||||||
| Dentition | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Enteritis | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 6.—Diseases of Lymphatic System. | ||||||||||||||||
| (e.g. of Lymphatic Vessels, Glands and Spleen) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| 7.—Diseases of Gland-life organs of Uncertain use. | ||||||||||||||||
| (e.g. Bronchocele, Addison's Disease.) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 8.—Diseases of the Urinary System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.—Diseases of Reproductive System. A. of Organs of Generation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Male Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Female Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| B. of Parturition. | ||||||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Placenta, Prasvia, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Other Accidents in Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |