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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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101—102
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. | 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 |