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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 IVa.
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities at all ages in Wards | Deaths in Public Institutions, in the District. | Deaths in Outlaying Institutions. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's | St. Nicholas. | Central. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's | Herbert. | Burrage. | Eltham. | ||||
| North. | South. | |||||||||||||
| Smail-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 7 | ... | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | 11 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 18 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Other continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 2 | l | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | l | ... | 1 | l | 6 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 3 | 1 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 6 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 22 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Prem ature Birth | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Old Age | ... | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| General Paralysis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 9 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor Ataxia) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 1 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 7 |
| Cerebral Hmæorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels and Heart | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | ... | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths by Accidents or Negligence | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | • • • | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Deaths by Suicide or Homicide | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Diseases | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
| Totals | 52 | 167 | 116 | 120 | 104 | 252 | 76 | 162 | 148 | 104 | 143 | 142 | 276 | 223 |