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. 12.— continued.
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 | 211 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | 76 | 65 | 52 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 10 | 14 |
Bronchitis | 114 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 18 | 29 | 50 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 94 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
Other respiratory diseases | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Diarrhœa, &c. | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 46 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
Puerperal sepsis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 49 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicide | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Other deaths from violence | 55 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
Other defined diseases | 254 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 45 | 98 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |