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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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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1908 (53 weeks).
| 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. | Over 75. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 29 | 10 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 37 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Gout | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 159 | 103 | 56 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 96 | 39 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 14 |
| Diabetes | 13 | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 72 | 41 | 31 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 55 | 30 | 25 | 51 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 84 | 34 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 69 |
| Meningitis | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| General Paralysis | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 39 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 120 | 61 | 65 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 19 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 62 | 23 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 16 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 13 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 17 | 25 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Acute Bronchitis | 62 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 72 | 35 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 31 |
| Lobar (Croupous,) Pneumonia | 10 | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 47 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 42 | 24 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 42 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | I | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| All other Diseases | 36 | 25 | 11 | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 1516 | 786 | 730 | 298 | 134 | 51 | 21 | 36 | 33 | 96 | 123 | 134 | 166 | 212 | 212 |
N-B.—These figures should be reduced by 1/53 before comparing them with previous years.