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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1905.
| Measles | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 18 | 6 | 12 | ... | 11 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 16 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 49 | 28 | 21 | 43 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 16 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Gout | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 185 | 110 | 75 | 1 | ... | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 30 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 86 | 42 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 74 | 38 | 36 | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 84 | 53 | 31 | 78 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 76 | 26 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 42 | 18 |
| Meningitis | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis | 14 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor-Ataxia | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Peripheral Neuritis Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 114 | 53 | 61 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 10 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 55 | 28 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 26 | 14 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 32 | 18 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 75 | 44 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 63 | 24 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 63 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Diseases | 46 | 24 | 22 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 51 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| All other Diseases | 49 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 1605 | 856 | 749 | 366 | 139 | 47 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 121 | 140 | 156 | 154 | 206 | 130 | 36 |