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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 17
Nett Deaths registered during 1932, classified by sex and wards.
| Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Abbey Wood | Well Hall | Sherard | Avery Hill | |
| All Causes | 873 | 762 | 79 | 83 | 166 | 85 | 108 | 87 | 137 | 139 | 108 | 172 | 113 | 119 | 119 | 120 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | —_ | 1 | —_ | 3 | _— |
| Influenza | 22 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _— | —_ | 1 | —_ | —_ | —_ | _— |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 83 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 108 | 102 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 21 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 33 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 173 | 192 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 36 |
| Aneurysm | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 40 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 51 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | 5 | 7 | 1 | —_ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Appendicitis | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 33 | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Senility | 16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Suicide | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Violence | 36 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Other defined Diseases | 78 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |
| Causes ill-defined or known | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |