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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. 62.
Deaths from Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1932.
| Diseases. | All Ages. | Number of Deaths. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups. | ||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | ||
| Diphtheria | 8 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 81 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 144 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |