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Woolwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 70.
Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1933, but including Non-Residents in Institutions in the Borough.
| 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 I year. | 1 and under two 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 years and upwards. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1634 | 116 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 77 | 70 | 101 | 159 | 281 | 336 | 414 | 530 | 153 | 400 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Influenza | 40 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 116 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 33 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Syphilis | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane,Tabes Dorsalis | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 208 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 35 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 74 | 24 | 55 |
| Diabetes | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 86 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 14 |
| Heart Disease | 397 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 77 | 108 | 158 | 102 | 20 | 50 |
| Aneurysm | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 15 | — | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 86 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 26 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | 14 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 36 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 17 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 41 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal causes | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 11 | 9 |
| Senility | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| Suicide | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Other Violence | 70 | 6 | — | 2 | o | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 19 |
| Other defined. Diseases | 136 | 6 | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 54 | 15 | 51 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |