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 & upwards | Grand Totals at all ages. | 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 | Dock yard. | Arsenal | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases.—(Contd.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Dentition | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 6.—Diseases of Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatic Vessels, Glands & Spleen) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 7.—Diseases of Gland-like Organs of uncertain use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 8. —Diseases of the Urinary System. Nephritis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Proscate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 9.—Diseases of the Reproductive System. A. of Organs of Generation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Male Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Female Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| B. of Parturition. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Placenta Præia, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Accidents in Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints. Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritis, Osteitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 11.—Diseases of the Integumentary System. Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |