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 the Year 1902 (53 weeks ending 3rd January, 1903).
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 District. | |||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | 65 & upwards. | River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's. | St. Nicholas. | Central. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Herbert. | Burrage. | Eltham. | |||
North. | South. | |||||||||||||||||||
Small Pox | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 | .. | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Measles | 41 | 13 | 26 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 60 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | 28 | 21 | .. | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 52 | 29 | 22 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 23 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Croup | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Enteric Fever | 13 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 28 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 31 | 29 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Rhematism | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
,, of Lungs | 183 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 147 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 49 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Alcoholism | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Cancer | 104 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 67 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
Premature Birth | 70 | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 96 | 92 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Old Age | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
Meningitis | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 108 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Organic Diseases of the Heart | 120 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 73 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 19 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 41 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 25 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 32 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 19 | 11 | .. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Acute Bronchitis | 110 | 46 | 14 | 2 | .. | 20 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 46 | .. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Lobular (Broncho) ,, | 50 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 59 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diseases of Stomach | 14 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 22 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 32 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 13 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 44 | 9 | .. | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
„ Suicide and Homicide | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
,, from Ill-defined Causes | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | *. | .. | .... | 2 | .. |
All other Causes | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Totals | 1842 | 466 | 169 | 64 | 94 | 698 | 351 | 66 | 219 | 146 | 149 | 135 | 312 | 138 | 146 | 163 | 129 | 154 | 85 | 239 |