London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE II.— continued.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 97 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
| Other Respiratory Organs | 16 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | 27 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 45 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility, &c. | 104 | 101 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Violence, apart from Suicide | 53 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| Suicide | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Other defined diseases | 381 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 97 | 192 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |