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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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103—104
TABLE IV a.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Syphilis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 5 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Alcoholism | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cancer | ... | 17 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 17 |
| Diabetes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Premature Births | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Old Age | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 5 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| General Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor Ataxia) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 4 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | I | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Totals | 55 | 183 | 121 | 113 | 107 | 295 | 100 | 133 | 160 | 111 | 109 | 128 | 261 | 181 |