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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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Causes of Death.
7. Table No. II. shews that 171 deaths were due to pulmonary
tuberculosis, 157 to cancer or malignant disease, 164 to heart
disease, 125 to pneumonia, 114 to bronchitis, 110 to congenital
debility, and 41 to violence.
Cancer and Malignant Disease.
8. The number of deaths due to cancer or malignant disease
(including sarcoma) each year since 1901 is shewn in the next
Table:-
TABLE No. 8.
| Deaths. | Total. | Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||
| 1901 | - | - | 82 | 0.70 |
| 1902 | - | - | 104 | 0.83 |
| 1903 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 0.75 |
| 1904 | 34 | 59 | 93 | 0.74 |
| 1905 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 0.70 |
| 1906 | 59 | 56 | 115 | 0.90 |
| 1907 | 44 | 63 | 107 | 0.83 |
| 1908 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 0.75 |
| 1909 | 53 | 66 | 119 | 0.93 |
| 1910 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 0.82 |
| 1911 | 62 | 62 | 124 | 1.02 |
| 1912 | 63 | 56 | 119 | 0.97 |
| 1913 | 55 | 72 | 127 | 0.99 |
| 1914 | 62 | 75 | 137 | 1.06 |
| 1915 | 50 | 71 | 121 | 0.90 |
| 1916 | 54 | 76 | 130 | 0.95 |
| 1917 | 57 | 72 | 129 | 0.88 |
| 1918 | 79 | 82 | 161 | 1.10 |
| 1919 | 76 | 81 | 157 | 1.15 |