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 cf, and Ages at Death during the Year 1903.
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Males | Females | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | Over 85 | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 27 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatism | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Gout | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 28 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 171 | 114 | 57 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 39 | 34 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Alcoholism | 18 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Cancer | 93 | 39 | 64 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 10 | .. |
| Meningitis | 24 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 61 | 33 | 28 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 114 | 68 | 46 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 72 | 32 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 30 | 23 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 57 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart Cerebral Hœmorrhage, Embolism and | 110 | 57 | 53 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 12 | .. |
| Thrombosis | 62 | 31 | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 20 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .. |
| Other diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 20 | 15 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .. |
| Acute Bronchitis | 74 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 66 | 25 | 41 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 27 | 20 | .. |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Lobular (Broncho) ,, | 57 | 34 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Pneumonia | 53 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Other diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 6 | 5 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 24 | 15 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Other diseases of Digestive System | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 38 | 22 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 66 | 50 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | l | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | l |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| All other Diseases | 55 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | .. |
| Totals | 1637 | 898 | 739 | 399 | 155 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 50 | 110 | 141 | 142 | 187 | 212 | 130 | 35 |