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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 71. Nett Deaths during 1933, 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. | Avery Hill. | Sherard. | |
| All Causes | 834 | 800 | 93 | 69 | 156 | 62 | 1ll | 114 | 110 | 135 | 122 | 151 | 110 | 125 | 119 | 157 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Influenza | 20 | 20 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | I | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 62 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Cancer | 105 | 103 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 31 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 201 | 196 | 27 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 28 |
| Aneurysm | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Ciculatory Diseases | 29 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Peptic Ulcer | 16 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | I | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 4 | 4 | _ | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 28 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Senility | 13 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Suicide | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | I | 1 | — |
| Violence | 46 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 79 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |