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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1909.
Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.
| Disease. | All Ages. | Male. | Female. | 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 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 30 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 25 | 11 | 14 | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Syphilis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 12 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Gout | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 27 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 150 | 88 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 32 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 119 | 53 | 66 | ... | 1 | • • • | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 10 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 42 | 29 | 13 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 66 | 37 | 29 | 62 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 87 | 38 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 44 | 26 |
| Meningitis | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| General Paralysis | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 38 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 147 | 80 | 67 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 1 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 61 | 22 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Blood "Vessels and Heart | 43 | 31 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 70 | 34 | 36 | 27 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 68 | 28 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 45 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 53 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 14 | 11 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 16 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | 9 | 7 | • • • | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 50 | 24 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | 15 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| All other Diseases | 49 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 1585 | 822 | 763 | 240 | 163 | 55 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 93 | 130 | 165 | 183 | 244 | 167 | 48 |