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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T able IV.
D istrict.— E ltham.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1900.
Cause of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet fever.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Wliooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other cont'd | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Other tubercular | |||||||||
diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, malignant | |||||||||
disease | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | l | |
Bronchitis | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases of res | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
piratory organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases & accidents of parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Accidents | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 30 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |
All Causes | 98 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 19 |