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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 No. 10.
| Under 5 years of age. | Over 5 years of age. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 44 | 96 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 26 | 26 | 52 | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 38 | 33 | 71 | 92 | 91 | 183 | |
From the above table it will be seen that 71 or 27.9% of the
deaths occurred in children under five years of age. The percentage
for 1918 was 33.9.
Influenza.
10. The number of deaths due to influenza was 124 (65 males
and 59 females). 15 of these occurred in children under five years
of age. The number of deaths ascribed to this disease in 1918
was 454, and it will be seen from the following table that most
of the deaths occurring in 1919 are due to the tail end of the
epidemic which swept over England in 1918.
TABLE No. 11.
| Quarter. | Deaths from influenza. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1918. | 1919. | |
| January to March | 4 | 103 |
| April to June | 6 | 15 |
| July to September | 27 | - |
| October to December | 417 | 6 |
| 454 | 124 | |
Violence.
11. Forty-one deaths, 25 of males and 16 of females, occurred
from violence, apart from suicide. Twelve deaths were due to
suicidal causes, 9 of males and 3 of females.