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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1907.
| 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 | 70 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 50 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuphus Fevere | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 30 | 15 | 15 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fevcr | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœ and Dysentry | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 23 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 25 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gout | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 154 | 82 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Tuerculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 107 | 44 | 63 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 13 | ... |
| Diabetes | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 61 | 31 | 30 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 86 | 51 | 35 | 77 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 67 | 31 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 36 | 15 |
| Meningitis | 20 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | l | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 37 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 128 | 63 | 65 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 3 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 41 | 22 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | |
| Acute Bronchtitis | 115 | 48 | 67 | 50 | 20 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 54 | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 74 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | 9 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | l | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 49 | 22 | 27 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 34 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 35 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 1615 | 815 | 800 | 372 | 207 | 37 | 28 | 43 | 52 | 75 | 129 | 148 | 160 | 202 | 127 | 35 |