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, 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||
1 | Small-pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | Measles | 21 | 8 | 16 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
3 | Scarlet Fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Epidemic Influenza | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
6 | Whooping Cough | 21 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
7 | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 19 | .. | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
8 | Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | Enteric Fever | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 |
10 | Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | Diarrhoea—Dysentery | 67 | 56 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 11 | .. | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .. | 4 | 5 | 6 |
12 | Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 29 | 27 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
13 | Enteritis | 25 | 22 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
14 | Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
16 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
17 | Other Septic Diseases | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
18 | Rheumatism | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
19 | Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | Tuberculosis of Meninges | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
21 | Do. of Lungs | 215 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 158 | 12 | 46 | 17 | 93 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 66 | |
22 | Do. other forms | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
23 | Alcoholism | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
24 | Cancer | 82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
25 | Premature Birth | 60 | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .. |
26 | Developmental Diseases | 125 | 117 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | .. |
27 | Old age | 90 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 87 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
28 | Meningitis | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
29 | Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.1 | Organic Diseases ot the Heart | 112 | .. | 1 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
31 | Acute Bronchitis | 94 | 43 | 9 | .. | .. | 15 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
32 | Chronic Bronchitis | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .. | 29 |
33 | Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 47 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
34 | Lobular (Broncho) ,, | 62 | 96 | 19 | v | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
35 | Diseases of the Stomach | 16 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .. | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
36 | Obstruction of Intestines | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
38 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 33 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 99 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 |
39 | Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
40 | Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
41 | Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
42 | Deaths by Suicide | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | l | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
43 | Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 22 | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
44 | All other causes | 264 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 125 | 61 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 66 |
Totals | 1714 | 465 | 126 | 60 | 94 | 644 | 325 | 292 | 137 | 122 | 151 | 265 | 142 | 140 | 190 | 104 | 133 | 108 | 269 |