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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 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE II A.
Deaths registered during the Calendar Year 1919 classified in districts, corrected for Institutional deaths.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||
| All causes | 875 | 804 | 507 | 508 | 378 | 286 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 12 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Inflenza | 65 | 59 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 94 | 77 | 65 | 41 | 43 | 22 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 76 | 81 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 28 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 88 | 76 | 44 | 60 | 41 | 19 |
| Bronchitis | 63 | 51 | 31 | 44 | 32 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 58 | 67 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 14 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Other accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 63 | 47 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 23 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding | ||||||
| Suicide | 25 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| Suicide | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 220 | 220 | 123 | 140 | 81 | 96 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |