Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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'd | Eltham. | Residents in Outlying Institutions. | Public Institution in Borough. Residents & nonresidents. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 11 | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 34 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Enteritis | 96 | 48 | 48 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 29 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 8 | .. |
Acute Anterior Polio Myelitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cerebro-spinal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Other Septic Diseases | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Syphilis | 6 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
Rheumatic Fever | 7 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Gout | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 146 | 81 | 65 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .. | 66 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 51 |
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 8 | 4 | .. | 6 | 10 |
Alcoholism | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
Cancer | 124 | 62 | 62 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 22 |
Diabetes | 19 | 13 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Congenital debility and malformation, including premature birth | 99 | 50 | 49 | 95 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
Old Age | 100 | 38 | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | 61 | 20 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 34 |
Meningitis | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Epilepsy | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
General Paralysis | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Peripheral Neuritis | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Organic Diseases of the Heart | 143 | 67 | 76 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 64 | 34 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 3 | .. | 16 |
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 14 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Aneurism | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 |
Other diseases of blood vessels and heart | 35 | 36 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
Bronchitis | 99 | 46 | 53 | 12 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 46 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Pneumonia .. | 55 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .. | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 18 | 6 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 |
Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 43 | 22 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | .. | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy Parturition | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Violence | 43 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Suicide | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Ill defined diseases or unknown | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Other defined diseases | 42 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Total | 1561 | 815 | 746 | 273 | 81 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 36 | 85 | 132 | 168 | 211 | 214 | 178 | 40 | 581 | 533 | 335 | 112 | 212 | 327 |