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Woolwich 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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121—124.

TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1911.

Disease.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Woolwich.Plumst'dEltham.Residents in Outlying Institutions.Public Institution in Borough. Residents & nonresidents.
All Ages.Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 2.2 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.West,East.
Small-pox..............................................
Measles281315215101....................7116432
Scarlet Fever312..............................3....3..
Epidemic Influenza198111............211833..3691....
Whooping Cough615231......................42......1
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup1165..164....................54119..
Enteric Fever............................................
Asiatic Cholera..............................................
Diarrhœa34161823611..............12..15125226
Enteritis96484864852..1..2..3443..29342678..
Acute Anterior Polio Myelitis11......1......................1........1
Cerebro-spinal fever..............................................
Other Continued Fevers..............................................
Erysipelas862..1........1..2211....242....3
Puerperal Fever3..3............12............21....12
Other Septic Diseases1911811....2....322521..774175
Syphilis66..3............21..........132....5
Rheumatic Fever725....1..2....112........52....11
Gout1..1..................1........1..........
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia..............................................
Tuberculosis of Meninges201193754....1..............857..1..
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis)14681652..1229193231251571..66413362051
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum52311..21..................221..2..
Other forms of Tuberculosis291910323123122271....1784..610
Alcoholism862................125......431....6
Cancer1246262..1......1..110283336131315624133122
Diabetes19136......21..112174....3105155
Congenital debility and malformation, including premature birth995049953........1..............4028229516
Old Age1003862....................11861202742229534
Meningitis168874221..................664....3
Inflammation and Softening of Brain532....................113..32....12
Epilepsy624..11........1..3........231..2..
General Paralysis1212............1..2422..1..632181
Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia22..................1..1......1..1......
Peripheral Neuritis532..............1..112....31..111
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System372611921..2..2336423..14137384
Organic Diseases of the Heart1436776....1362321325413692574331121034
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis643430................21316191131728163..16
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia1468..............121532..553111
Aneurism1183..............152..3....632..41
Other diseases of blood vessels and heart353619......1..1..1336910114885135
Bronchitis994653123..1..1....2912193193434238315
Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia462719121063......221432125128153
Pneumonia ..553817363..1..23134695..251512398
Other Diseases of Respiratory System633..2......2..1....1........42..2..
Diseases of Stomach13492........1..2321..2..724..23
Appendicitis and Typhlitis853........21..22....1....431..52
Obstruction of Intestines16792..............14351..861153
Cirrhosis of Liver18612..............13662....972..26
Other Diseases of the Digestive System7431......1....12....11..421..12
Nephritis and Bright's Disease432221......2....23558126..161476515
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs6..6............1211....1..12..33..
Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy Parturition4..4..............22..........3..1....1
Violence433112722641..3541332181294715
Suicide99................2331......234..15
Ill defined diseases or unknown4221..1................11..121..11
Other defined diseases4223191721......11245621101610647
Total15618157462738155372724368513216821121417840581533335112212327