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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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103-104
TABLE IVa.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epipemic Influenza | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Asiastic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spyhilis | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malaria Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 3 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alchoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 4 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 15 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Premature Births | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | ... | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 8 |
| Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| General Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor Ataxia) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Brain & Nervous System | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 7 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | l | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Deaths from Ill-Defined Causes | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| All other Diseases | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals | 62 | 214 | 146 | 98 | 103 | 282 | 102 | 145 | 145 | 106 | 140 | 123 | 244 | 184 |