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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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TABLE V.
Comparative Table of Deaths during the years 1897, 1898 and 1899, in the Sanitary District of Woolwich, classified according to Diseases, distinguishing those under 5 years, and those over 5 years of age.
| District. | Year. | Age. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 years of age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox. | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup (non-Spasmodic). | Whooping Cough. | Continued Fevers. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Cholera. | Rheumatic Fever. | Erysipelas. | Pyaemia. | Puerperal Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease | Injuries, &c. | All other Diseases. | Totals. | Remarks. | |||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Ill- defined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woolwich Dockyard | 1897 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | ... | ... | 70 | 120 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 88 | 197 | |||
| 1898 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 28 | ... | 5 | 77 | 171 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 211 | |||
| 1899 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 57 | 129 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 43 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 106 | 255 | |||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1897 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 15 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 34 | ... | 1 | 86 | 177 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 34 | 40 | 21 | 94 | 254 | |||
| 1898 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 20 | 1 | 7 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | ... | 5 | 93 | 191 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 133 | 297 | |||
| 1899 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 94 | 183 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 53 | 70 | 29 | 22 | 135 | 335 | |||
| Totals | 1897 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 57 | ... | 1 | 156 | 2Q7 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 77 | 64 | 61 | 28 | 182 | 451 | |||
| 1898 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 40 | 3 | 8 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 59 | ... | 1O | 170 | 362 | ||
| 5 upwds | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 82 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 227 | 508 | ||||
| 1899 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 13 | 2 | 17 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 151 | 312 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 27 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 96 | 108 | 57 | 32 | 241 | 590 | |||
| Deaths occurring outside the District amongst persons belonging thereto | 1897 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 21 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 156 | |||
| 1898 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | ||
| 5 upwds | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 101 | 201 | |||
| 1899 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 26 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 108 | 214 | ||||
| Deaths occurring within the District amongst persons not belonging thereto | 1897 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 11 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 1898 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 1899 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 14 | 6 | 29 | |||