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Woolwich 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE IV.

Causes of, and Ages at Death during year 1901 (52 weeks ending 28th December).

Disease.Deaths in or belonging to whole District, at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all Ages. wards.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
All Ages.Under 1.1—5.5—15.15-25.25—65.65 and Upwards.River.Dockyard.St. Mary's.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Herbert.Burrage.Eltham.
1Small-pox11............................1....
2Measles218169......18055....1..31..
3Scarlet Fever5119......111....11..........
4Typhus Fever......................................
5Epidemic Influenza22113..86483..134113..3
6Whooping Cough211011........22171213....2..
7Diphtheria and Membranous Croup19..711......1....19644..1....
8Croup1....1......1......................
9Enteric Fever13....148..3..131....12..21
10Asiatic Cholera......................................
11Diarrhoea—Dysentery67564....3..11..3316479..456
12Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis29272........41....12145..11..
13Enteritis25222..1....721343....3111
14Other Continued Fevers......................................
15Erysipelas1........1..1....................1
16Puerperal Fever3........8........1............11
17Other Septic Diseases89......519191....1......1..
18Rheumatism9..111512....3..112......2
19Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia......................................
20Tuberculosis of Meninges17474..2..313312..911....
21Do. of Lungs215147158124617931933151841212666
22Do. other forms3712361416395103..33114
23Alcoholism19........17959921..111925
24Cancer82........572513944591387897
25Premature Birth6060..........1243512317436..
26Developmental Diseases1251178........131698371299595..
27Old age90........887945417584916945
28Meningitis2612923....22..343232322
29Inflammation and Softening of Brain......................................
3.1Organic Diseases ot the Heart112..1766929161210891010971564
31Acute Bronchitis94439....15271499101210697445
32Chronic Bronchitis42........16267854636159..29
33Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia4711358161074463511421
34Lobular (Broncho) ,,629619v21051255767653427
35Diseases of the Stomach167....1695..91311..111..
36Obstruction of Intestines73......31....2..11..1....2..
37Cirrhosis of Liver33........2851123491111....4
38Nephritis and Bright's Disease33......1991074443121..253
39Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs2........11........1..............
40Accidents and Diseases of Parturition7......16....1..119..11......
41Deaths by Accident or Negligence422347179935542311636
42Deaths by Suicide15......410l913921....22....
43Deaths from Ill-defined Causes22111..163342432112......
44All other causes264431661312561431610173725241920242966
Totals17144651266094644325292137122151265142140190104133108269