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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 13.
Shewing 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 1930.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||||
| West. | East. | ||||||||
| Residents. | Non. Residents. | ||||||||
| All causes | 836 | 711 | 403 | 474 | 376 | 294 | 535 | 140 | 280 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| Scarlet fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Whooping cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Influenza | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 87 | 63 | 42 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 52 | 7 | 38 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease .. | 107 | 94 | 40 | 74 | 41 | 46 | 67 | 20 | 45 |
| Rheumatic fever | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 22 | 53 | 16 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| Heart disease | 174 | 187 | 88 | 119 | 106 | 48 | 105 | 14 | 29 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 25 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 63 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 22 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 27 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
| Puerperal sepsis | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Congenital debility and malformation — premature birth | 27 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| Suicide | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | |
| Other deaths from violence | 36 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 11 |
| Other defined diseases | 121 | 100 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 98 | 38 | 48 |
| Causes ill.defined or unknown | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |