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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 1899
The eleventh annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1899
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TA BLE I.—Continued.
| Cause of Death. | Ages. | Totals under 5 years. | Totals 5 years and upwards. | Grand Totals at all ages. | REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICT. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | Dockyard. | Arsenal. | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| I.—Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Convulsions | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous System | ... | ... | i | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2. —Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | ||||||||||||||||
| {e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 41 | 42 | 20 | 22 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 22 | 9 | ... | 1 | 2 | i | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | ... | 31 | 62 | 93 | 36 | 57 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 12 | ... | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ... | 28 | 46 | 74 | 31 | 43 |
| Pleurisv | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 |