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Woolwich 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 16
Deaths
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| Residents. | Non—Residents. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1635 | 123 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 74 | 66 | 98 | 152 | 256 | 397 | 386 | 552 | 175 | 362 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | 8 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Influenza | 49 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro—Spinal Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 139 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 33 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 210 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 56 | 69 | 42 | 57 | 23 | 57 |
| Diabetes | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 10 |
| Heart Disease | 365 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 67 | 111 | 130 | 110 | 26 | 47 |
| Aneurysm | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 67 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | — | 6 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 81 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 14 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 54 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 8 |
| Senility | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 13 | |
| Suicide | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Violence | 55 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 12 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 134 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 54 | 20 | 41 |
| Causes ill—defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |