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 IVB.
Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all Ages in Wards. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths in Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||||
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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 |