[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich] page 147 150

Woolwich 1914

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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914.

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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914.

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.
Disease.	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.	Woolwich.	West.	East.	Eltham.	Residents in Outlying Institutions.	Public Institutions in Borough. Residents & nonresidents.
Small-pox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles	25	14	11	4	14	5	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14	8	3	..	1	2
Scarlet Fever	9	4	5	..	..	6	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	5	..	..	8	..
Epidemic Influenza	25	15	10	5	..	1	..	1	2	..	..	3	2	4	6	1	..	5	10	5	5	1	..
Whooping Cough	25	12	13	16	6	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9	6	6	4	1	..
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup	34	15	19	1	1	10	16	5	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15	7	10	2	32	..
Enteric Fever	4	1	3	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2	..	3	..
Asiatic Cholera	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Diarrhœa	10	6	4	8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	5	4	1	..	2	..
Enteritis	23	8	15	15	6	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7	5	7	4	6	..
Acute Anterior Polio Myelitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cerebro-spinal fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other Continued Fevers	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Erysipelas	7	4	3	1	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Puerperal Fever	3	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..	1	1
Other Septic Diseases	17	8	9	3	..	1	3	..	..	..	..	1	2	3	2	1	1	7	3	6	1	6	7
Syphilis	9	6	3	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	1	..	..	..	3	4	2	..	4	2
Rheumatic Fever	10	6	4	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	1	1	3	2	..	..	..	3	3	3	1	1	1
Gout	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tuberculosis of Meninges	29	14	15	5	1	12	4	6	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10	10	6	3	3	7
Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis)	163	97	66	2	..	2	3	2	12	19	35	43	26	15	4	..	..	76	51	32	4	22	55
Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum	13	7	6	2	2	2	..	..	3	1	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	4	5	1	4	3
Other forms of Tuberculosis	11	8	3	..	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	4	2	4	1	9	1
Alcoholism	9	4	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	3	4	..	..	..	..	4	3	2	..	..	2
Cancer	137	62	75	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	13	25	42	36	15	3	42	49	29	17	19	31
Diabetes	13	5	8	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	2	4	1	3	..	..	1	2	4	3	1	1
Congenital debility and malformation, including premature birth	104	58	46	101	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	41	37	18	8	5	13
Old Age	103	48	55	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	27	49	26	34	33	24	12	6	48
Meningitis	15	8	7	3	2	1	3	3	1	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	6	6	2	1	1	2
Inflammation and Softening of Brain	2	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Epilepsy	2	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..
General Paralysis	12	11	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	3	4	2	2	..	..	..	5	4	2	1	12	..
Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia	6	5	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	1	..	1	..	2	2	1	1	1	2
Peripheral Neuritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System	23	10	13	4	2	1	..	..	..	1	3	..	3	3	4	..	2	10	10	3	..	5	4
Organic Diseases of the Heart	172	90	82	..	1	..	1	3	6	2	8	18	26	43	43	19	2	63	54	41	14	10	25
Cerebral Hsemorrhago, Embolism and Thrombosis	83	36	47	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	13	20	17	19	10	25	36	17	5	1	26
Apoplexy and Hemiplegia	22	10	12	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	4	5	7	5	..	6	8	7	1	1	8
Aneurism	5	4	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	3	..	1	..	..	1	4	..	..	1	2
Other diseases of blood vessels and heart	50	22	28	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	7	8	6	13	10	3	15	9	14	12	9	5
Bronchitis	142	73	69	17	11	1	1	..	..	..	..	4	7	21	41	34	5	47	52	34	9	6	26
Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia	68	31	37	27	13	14	3	2	1	1	..	..	..	3	..	3	1	29	17	19	..	4	6
Pneumonia	75	45	30	4	3	4	2	..	3	1	6	11	..	8	14	8	..	32	28	12	..	6	13
Other Diseases of Respiratory System	2	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1
Diseases of Stomach	18	12	6	3	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	3	5	1	2	1	..	7	6	5	..	5	2
Appendicitis and Typhlitis	5	2	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	2	2	1	..	4	1
Obstruction of Intestines	14	..	7	4	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	1	1	1	3	1	..	3	7	4	..	5	5
Cirrhosis of Liver	22	13	9	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	3	10	5	..	1	..	10	6	6	..	2	9
Other Diseases of the Digestive System	10	5	5	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	3	2	1	..	3	4	2	1	1	4
Nephritis and Bright's Disease	46	21	25	..	..	..	..	1	3	1	3	4	7	11	10	4	2	10	15	14	7	8	10
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy, Parturition	6	..	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	4	..	..	..	..	..	2	3	..	1	1	2
Violence	43	27	16	2	..	3	3	4	3	2	5	4	2	5	4	4	2	17	18	8	..	11	23
Suicide	11	6	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	2	4	1	..	..	..	4	5	1	1	1	2
Ill defined diseases or unknown	6	6	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	2	..	2	1
Other defined diseases	44	31	13	5	2	1	..	2	1	..	3	3	5	13	4	3	2	14	14	13	3	12	6
Total	1690	881	809	239	67	74	52	33	47	35	97	147	184	225	246	181	60	612	559	384	135	246	367

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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914.