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Woolwich 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 10.

Showing the nett deaths of Woolwich residents, all deaths occurring in Institutions in the Borough, and deaths of Woolwich residents occurring in Institutions outside the Borough, during the year 1926.

Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.Plums tead.Eltham.Deaths in Public Institutions.
West.East.In Borough.Outlying Institutions.
Residents.Non-Residents.
All causes76468637945136625436862313
Enteric fever1......1......1
Small-pox..................
Measles8471132..3
Scarlet fever22..13......4
Whooping cough2121........2
Diphtheria464..6......10
Influenza18151071151523
Encephalitis lethargica4221122..1
Meningococcal meningitis1........1....1
Tuberculosis of respiratory..............
system101473849332837246
Other tuberculous diseases61154622..6
Cancer, malignant disease931043969573244153
Rheumatic fever2612231..3
Diabetes644..242..1
Cerebral haemorrhage, &c.4338172923123075