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, 1904.
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 29 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 55 | 25 | 30 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 95 | 50 | 45 | 82 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Enteritis | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatism | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gout | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malaria Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 206 | 135 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 49 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 93 | 34 | 59 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 71 | 40 | 31 | 71 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 90 | 51 | 39 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 80 | 38 | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 53 | 13 |
| Meningitis | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain. Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous | 9 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| System | 76 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 103 | 56 | 47 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 8 | .. |
| Cerebral Hoemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 62 | 33 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 18 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .. |
| Other diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 32 | 15 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 78 | 47 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 72 | 36 | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 2 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lobular (Broncho) " | 56 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. |
| Pneumonia | 63 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .. |
| Other diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 9 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Other diseases of Digestive System Nephritis and Bright's Diseases | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| 35 | 21 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | .. | |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 42 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 8 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 1763 | 957 | 806 | 479 | 174 | 53 | 24 | 25 | 44 | 105 | 143 | 158 | 182 | 182 | 168 | 26 |