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Woolwich 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1915.
| Disease. | Deaths in or Belonging to Whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Woolwich. | Plumst'd | Eltham. | Residents in Outlying Institutions. | Public Institutions in Borough. | Residents and 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. j | West. | East. | ||||||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 45 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | 33 | 25 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | 27 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Acute Anterior Polio myelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro spinal Fever | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| Other Continued Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs (Phthisis) | 201 | 125 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 15 | — | 55 | 33 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 72 | 67 | 52 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines & Peritoneum | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Cancer | 121 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 17 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 110 | 66 | 44 | 107 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Old Age | 88 | 46 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 47 | 24 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Epilepsy | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| General Paralysis | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| Tabes Dorsalis and Locomotor Ataxia | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Organic Diseases of the Heart | 178 | 107 | 71 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 10 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage, Embolism and Thrombosis | 81 | 36 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| Apoplexy and Hemiplegia | 19 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | |
| Aneurism | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels & Heart | 63 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — |
| Bronchitis | 191 | 96 | 95 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 42 | 11 | 62 | 67 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 96 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | _ |
| Pneumonia | 93 | 49 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 33 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 47 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy, Parturition | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Violence | 66 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 20 |
| Suicide | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ill-defined Diseases or Unknown | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 48 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 1841 | 972 | 869 | 268 | 80 | 56 | 62 | 28 | 47 | 41 | 95 | 171 | 212 | 247 | 271 | 196 | 67 | 605 | 624 | 424 | 188 | 233 | 330 | 60 |