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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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95-96
TABLE IVB.
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all Ages in Wards. | 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measle | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Syphilis | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Rheumatism | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malaria Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 10 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cancer | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | l5 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Premature Births | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Old Age | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 6 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Inflamation and Softening of Brain | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 13 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor Ataxia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brainand Nervous System | l | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | l | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | l | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | ... |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | l | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | l8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | l6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | ... | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturitio | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from Ill-Defined Causes | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Totals | 72 | 190 | 140 | 104 | 116 | 257 | 99 | 145 | 151 | 100 | 119 | 112 | 285 | 194 |