Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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District. | Age. | Mortality from subjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 years. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Small Pox. | Influenza. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup (non Spasmodic). | Whooping Cough. | Continued Fever. | Diarrhoea and Dysentry. | Cholera. | Rheumatic Fever. | Erysipelas. | Pyaemia. | Puerperal Fever. | Ages. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries, &c. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||
Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Ill-Defined. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Woolwich Dockyard | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | 2 | 81 | 139 | |
Over 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 34 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 91 | 201 | ||
Woolwich Arsenal | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 2 | 102 | 152 | |
Over 5 | ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 59 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 93 | 280 | |||
Total | Under 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | ... | 4 | 183 | 291 | |
Over 5 | ... | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | i | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 93 | 93 | 43 | 28 | 184 | 480 | ||
Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 16 | |
Over 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 165 | ||
Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Over 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 23 |