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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 1898
[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 25 | 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Worms, Hydatids and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| iii.—dietetic diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| iv. —constitutional diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 24 | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Phthisis | ... | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 21 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 82 | 84 | 45 | 39 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocvthasmia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| v. —developmental diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ... | 36 | 13 | 23 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 28 | 11 | ... | 55 | 55 | 23 | 32 |