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Woolwich 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 8 shows that there were 197 deaths from
cancer, 191 from heart disease, 148 from pulmonary tuberculosis,
103 from bronchitis, 81 from cerebral haemorrhage,
81 from pneumonia, 53 from congenital debility, and 33 from
influenza. The percentage of all deaths occurring in persons
over 45 years of age was 67.
Tuberculosis and Infectious Fevers. These are referred
to in the section dealing with the notifiable infectious.
diseases.
Respiratory Diseases. The following Table, No. 11,
shows the number of deaths each year since 1922 from
respiratory diseases, the annual death rate, the number of
deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring
in children under 5 years of age.
TABLE No.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 123 | 116 | 5 | 244 | 1.8 | 64 | 26.2 |
| 1923 | 93 | 65 | 10 | 168 | 1.2 | 22 | 13.1 |
| 1924 | 142 | 95 | 10 | 247 | 1.8 | 65 | 26.3 |
| 1925 | 110 | 97 | 16 | 223 | 1.6 | 47 | 21.1 |
| 1926 | 103 | 81 | 13 | 197 | 1.4 | 35 | 17.8 |
Heart Disease. The deaths from heart disease, which
numbered 197 in 1925, numbered 191 in 1926. In that year,
all except 27 were in persons over 45 years of age.
Diarrhoea. 17 deaths were certified as due to diarrhoeal
diseases, and 13 of these occurred in children under 2 years
of age. In 1925, the figures were 9 and 7 respectively.
Maternal Mortality. In England and Wales the deaths
of mothers from diseases primarily due to child bearing
approximate to four maternal deaths to every 1,000 live
births, and this figure has been more or less constant for