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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 r 5 Years. | Total 5 years and upwards. | Grand Total 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of the Nervous System. Inflamation of Brain or Membranes | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 31 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 24 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous System | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 2. — Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g. of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 3.—Discases of Circulatory System. Pericarditus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Valvular Disease of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 37 | 37 | 12 | 25 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Croup | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 11 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15S | 13 | 15 | ... | 36 | 61 | 97 | 44 | 53 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 24 | 32 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |