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Woolwich 1902

[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.
All Ages.Under 1.1-55-1515-2525-6565 & upwards.River.Dockyard.St. Mary's.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Herbert.Burrage.Eltham.
North.South.
Small Pox38123428..392117442311..
Measles4113262....14122947641..2
Scarlet Fever8..53......11....22..2..........
Typhus Fever........................................
Epidemic Influenza6041..62821..1147257646719
Whooping Cough5229221......57323917816....
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup231166........22..1723222....
Croup3..21........1............1....1..
Enteric Fever13....337....1..1411112..11
Asiatic Cholera........................................
Diarrhœa and Dysentery28191....17..334..6..3513..5
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis31292........32......12356........
Enteritis1814211....222..2211..222..
Other Continued Fevers........................................
Erysipelas1........1......1....................
Puerperal Fever6....51..2......111....1......
Rhematism7....1132..1....11......11..2
Gout2........11..11....................
Other Septic Diseases5....14......11........2......11
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia........................................
Tuberculosis of Meninges20398........342211231..12
,, of Lungs18321625147242518191725131417916649
Other Forms of Tuberculosis29105248..22323812..2226
Alcoholism18........162271222..11......3
Cancer104..1..267341149105119512913616
Premature Birth7070..........54374812210582..
Developmental Diseases96923....1..1568103110565452
Old Age75........273261163102551212130
Meningitis1987211....32..251..1212..
Inflammation and Softening of Brain10........55..111..111121..1
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System10854133524984851232118744510
Organic Diseases of the Heart120....47733631510109188514515819
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis41..1....251514211573472412
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia28........1414..562141231218
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart32..1..11911..8121153..3531
Acute Bronchitis11046142..2028612812520479111064
Chronic Bronchitis72........2646..666411510796219
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia8........71..22....1..2......1..
Lobular (Broncho) ,,50171632751215112..861631
Pneumonia5914224261131042637545558
Other Diseases of Respiratory System923....4....321..1..1..1....1
Diseases of Stomach1481..1222113111......4....
Obstruction of Intestines6........42....1..11........1....
Cirrhosis of Liver22........202..42422..14..3..1
Other Diseases of Digestive System222..131211..3214..311114
Nephritis and Bright's Disease32....112461124361234234
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs8......251..1..3..1..1......22
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition13....49....111..41..2111..
Deaths by Accident or Negligence449..56172374386..242218
„ Suicide and Homicide131....210..241221........1..1
,, from Ill-defined Causes83......41..2..111..1*.......2..
All other Causes6315535241117369133444457
Totals184246616964946983516621914614913531213814616312915485239