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 II.
Deaths of Woolw;ch Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1921, classified by age and cause.
Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residentswhether occurring within or without the District.
Causes of Death. | 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 under 75. | 75 and upwards. |
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All causes | 1594 | 197 | 55 | 35 | 80 | 89 | 188 | 413 | 285 | 252 |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 10 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 40 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 37 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Encephalitis lethargica | 4 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 168 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 56 | 40 | 8 | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 39 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 182 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 | 89 | 54 | 20 |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diabetes | 17 | . . | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 90 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 31 | 27 |