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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1906.
| 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 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 33 | 16 | 17 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 22 | 8 | 14 | ... | 9 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentry | 33 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 70 | 41 | 29 | 61 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Syphilis | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Gout | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 164 | 97 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 41 | 9 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 115 | 59 | 56 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 7 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 91 | 48 | 43 | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 68 | 41 | 27 | 63 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Old Age | 72 | 32 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 35 | 21 |
| Meningitis | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor-Ataxia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 55 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | l | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 134 | 71 | 63 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 41 | 20 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 28 | 16 | 12 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 78 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 64 | 22 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 12 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 42 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 52 | 28 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 37 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 1666 | 905 | 761 | 396 | 139 | 50 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 110 | 139 | 174 | 191 | 205 | 130 | 38 |