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 IV.—
Causes of Death. | Ages at Death. | In Sub-Distbicts. | In Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | All Ages. | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | ||
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 4 | .. | 57 | 22 | 35 | 13 |
Premature Birth | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 4 | 24 | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 54 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 8 | 56 | .. |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 11 |
Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 4 | .. | 77 | 24 | 53 | 11 |
Acute Bronchitis | 23 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 12 | 53 | 4 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 4 | .. | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | 39 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
Lobular (Bronclia) Pneumonia | 17 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 44 | 11 | 33 | 1 |
Diseases of Stomach | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 4 | 7 | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
Deaths by Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | 29 | 9 | 20 | 1 |
All other Causes | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 18 | .. | 153 | 41 | 112 | 34 |
Totals | 261 | 141 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 74 | 79 | 87 | 98 | 115 | 84 | 12 | 1058 | 265 | 793 | 178 |