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Woolwich 1903

[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 AgesMalesFemalesUnder 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 85Over 85
Small Pox................................
Measles2510153201..1................
Scarlet Fever44....12..1................
Typhus Fever................................
Epidemic Influenza27121522......14215631
Whooping Cough278191413......................
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup13671642..................
Croup................................
Enteric Fever651........1121......1..
Asiatic Cholera................................
Diarrhœa and Dysentery178983........2..2....11
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis271611225......................
Enteritis157811..........111....1..
Other Continued Fevers................................
Erysipelas................................
Puerperal Fever1..1..............1..........
Syphilis145981......1..121......
Rheumatism963......2..1211..11..
Gout11......................1....
Other Septic Diseases871........11222........
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia22..............2............
Tuberculosis of Meninges281117713521................
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis)17111457..412323333934..71..
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum149564..2..11............
Other forms of Tuberculosis24141064321..241....1..
Alcoholism18711............382221..
Cancer933964......1..12919272310..
Meningitis24121210112..1................
Premature Birth61332861........................
Developmental Diseases1146846105711..................
Old Age723240....................193023
Inflammation and Softening of Brain642..........1......32....
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System573027195..3..2249481..
Organic Diseases of the Heart Cerebral Hœmorrhage, Embolism and1105753..2..45371514222612..
Thrombosis623131..............381225122
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia201010................23105..
Other diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart20155............132473..
Acute Bronchitis7442323861........2213651
Chronic Bronchitis662541..1............3122720..
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia853111......1..121
Lobular (Broncho) ,,5734232617121..113..32..
Pneumonia5329247111....1885444..
Other diseases of Respiratory System1165..7........11..1..1..
Diseases of Stomach1688101......121....1....
Obstruction of Intestines10826............1..2..1..
Cirrhosis of Liver24159..........1..5585....
Other diseases of Digestive System15781..1....2312..4....
Nephritis and Bright's Disease382216............32713751
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs2..2................1..1....
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition7..7..........322..........
Deaths by Accidents or Negligence66501615543l3121025321
Deaths by Suicide or Homicide201821........226611..l
Deaths from ill-defined causes25151071....2..141612..
All other Diseases553124432..1183413115..
Totals16378987393991553026205011014114218721213035