Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE II.—
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 125 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Diarrhœa and Enterits | 32 | 18 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 5 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 39 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 22 | 12 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 110 | 110 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 |
Suicide | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Other defined diseases | 440 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 107 | 224 |
Diseases ill-defined, or unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |