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Woolwich 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year, 1904.

Disease.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.
All Ages.MalesFemalesUnder 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................................
Measles28171110144....................
Scarlet Fever16115186....1..............
Typhus Fever................................
Epidemic Influenza2313103........2..............
Whooping Cough5423312628......................
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup29141511693..................
Croup................................
Enteric Fever642....1....113..........
Asiatic Cholera................................
Diarrhœa and Dysentery55253044511..........112..
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis9550458211................11..
Enteritis191181221..............2....
Other Continued Fevers................................
Erysipelas44..1................1......
Puerperal Fever2..2............2............
Syphilis8264........21....1......
Rheumatism1174..........13311......
Gout44....................13....
Other Septic Diseases4221..........1....1......
Intermittent Fever and Malaria Cachexia................................
Tuberculosis of Meninges161065551..................
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis)20613571152510205449381732..
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum12754521..................
Other forms of Tuberculosis25111444711311..2....
Alcoholism541............1211......
Cancer933459....1....1116152621101
Diabetes642............2..13......
Premature Birth71403171........................
Developmental Diseases90513982512..................
Old Age803842..................1135313
Meningitis1679452........4..1......
Inflammation and Softening of Brain. Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous936......••........1233..
System763640225..12285119731
Organic Diseases of the Heart1035647..214114181224288..
Cerebral Hoemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis623329........11..511917144
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia1899..............11565..
Other diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart321517........1215610331
Acute Bronchitis78473134191......1..73661
Chronic Bronchitis7236361..........1251226232
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia9541....1....2..31......
Lobular (Broncho) "5628281919..1..2..3..424..
Pneumonia633924951..216714873..
Other diseases of Respiratory System743..1......11....22....
Diseases of Stomach945..............1..1..1..
Obstruction of Intestines9635..........1......21..
Cirrhosis of Liver22913..............3793....
Other diseases of Digestive System Nephritis and Bright's Diseases16798....1....311221..
352114............145997..
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs................................
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition3..3..........111..........
Deaths by Accidents or Negligence423012963..22447221..
Deaths by Suicide or Homicide844..............13211..
Deaths from ill-defined causes2516991......1..123341
All other Diseases3121105311111..23562
Totals17639578064791745324254410514315818218216826