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 No. 9.—
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 years. | 75 and upwards. | |
Heart disease | 191 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 59 | 42 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 17 | 13 |
Bronchitis | 103 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 19 | 26 | 47 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 81 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Other respiratory diseases | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 17 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 46 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 7 |
Puerperal sepsis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
pregnancy and parturition | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital debility and malforma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
tion, premature birth | 53 | 49 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Suicide | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | .. |
Other deaths from violence | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
Other defined diseases | 282 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 49 | 118 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |