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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Table I.—
Cause of Death. | Ages. | Totals under 5 years. | Totals 5 years and upwards. | Grand Totals at all ages. | sub-district. | |||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membrane | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | .. | 2 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Convulsions | 25 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | 29 | 18 | 11 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Other Diseases of the Nervous System | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2.—Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Valvular Disease of the Heart | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
Other Diseases of the Heart | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 66 | 31 | 35 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 15 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 31 | 44 |
Pneumonia | 13 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .. | 29 | 55 | 84 | 44 | 40 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory System. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |