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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IVA.
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all Ages in Wabds. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths in Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's. | St. Nicholas. | Central. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's. | Herbert. | Burrage. | Eltham. | ||||
| North. | South. | |||||||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 2 | '2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 13 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentry | .. | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Enteritis | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malaria Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 8 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 12 | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Premature Births | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| .Inflamation and Softening of Brain | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | .. | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | .. | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .. | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Deaths from Ill-Defined Causes | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| All other Diseases | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals | 71 | 193 | 159 | 121 | 143 | 319 | 87 | 165 | 161 | 98 | 123 | 123 | 221 | 169 |