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 | 35to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | Dock-yard. | Arsenal. | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases (contd.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints. | ||||||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritis, Osteitis, Periositis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| II.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| VII.—Deaths from Violence. | ||||||||||||||||
| I.—Accident or Neglect. | ||||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burn, Scald | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| *Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | 11 |
| Suffocation | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2.—Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 3.—Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | i | .. |
| 4.—Execution. | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
*In 4 of these cases the Verdict was "Found Drowned."