London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE No. 13—
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | West. | East. | Eltham. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||||||||
| Heart Disease | 70 | 96 | 40 | 51 | 46 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 14 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 47 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 40 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhcea, &c. | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 18 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 30 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 3uicide | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 28 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 153 | 138 | 71 | 99 | 71 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 74 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |