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 III. —Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.
Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Woolwich. | Plumst'd | Eltham. | Residents in Outlying Institutions. | Public Institutions 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. | 1 75 to 85. | Over 85. | West. | East. | |||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | i | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 35 | 21 | 14 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .. | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .. |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 17 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Enteritis | 40 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Acute Anterior Polio Myelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Cerebro-spinal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 10 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Syphilis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 |
Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 5 | .. | 7 | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 182 | 115 | 67 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 5 | .. | .. | 61 | 66 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 35 | |
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cancer | 127 | 55 | 72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 3b | 12 | 2 | 34 | 55 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 25 |
Diabetes | 16 | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Congenital debility and malformation, including | 83 | 48 | 35 | 81 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Old Age | 96 | 42 | 54 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 63 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
Meningitis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Epilepsy | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
General Paralysis | 14 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 5 | .. | 12 | 1 |
Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Peripheral Neuritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 33 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Organic Diseases of the Heart | 149 | 80 | 69 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 50 | 52 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 82 | 37 | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 25 | .. | 23 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 17 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | l | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | |
Aneurism | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other diseases of blood vessels and heart | 50 | 27 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Bronchitis | 145 | 80 | 65 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 41 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 41 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | l6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Pneumonia | 67 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | .. | 27 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases of Stomach | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .. |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 57 | 38 | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy, Parturition | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..c | .. | .. | .. |
Violence | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
Suicide | 20 | 17 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
I11 defined diseases or unknown | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | |
Other defined diseases | 42 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Total | 1580 | 868 | 712 | 229 | 55 | 38 | | 34 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 109 | 134 | 177 | 208 | 240 | 206 | 33 | 543 | 532 | 374 | 131 | 252 | 298 |