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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total under 5 years. | Total 5 years & upwards | Grand Total at all ages. | registration sub-district. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1| to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | Dockyard. | Arsenal. | ||||
| II.—Parasitic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Worms, Hydatids and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases. Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 31 | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Phthisis | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 93 | 34 | 59 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pupura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaeinia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glycosuria Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. Premature Birth | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 18 | 4 | ... | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |