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 IVa.
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. | Bnrrage. | Eltham. | ||||
North. | South. | |||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Influenza | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 16 |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhœa and Dysentery | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Other continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Syphilis | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 |
Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Gout | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 3 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 50 | 15 |
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Alcoholism | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Cancer | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
Diabetes | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... |
Premature Births | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Developmental Diseases | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Old Age | ... | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
Meningitis | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
General Paralysis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor Ataxia) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Peripheral Neuritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Organic Diseases of the Heart | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 13 |
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | ... | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Acute Bronchitis | ... | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 |
Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ... | 6 | 10 |
Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Deaths from ill-defined Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
All other Diseases | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Totals | 54 | 176 | 120 | 110 | 95 | 232 | 93 | 130 | 137 | 96 | 142 | 131 | 289 | 180 |