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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 71.
Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1934, 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 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 years and upwards. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| Residents. | Non-Resi-dents. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1,650 | 127 | 23 | 21 | 58 | 69 | 64 | 105 | 153 | 288 | 368 | 374 | 562 | 150 | 431 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Influenza | 12 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 120 | — | — | - | 2 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 10 | - | 57 | 20 | 26 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 26 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Syphilis | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 3 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 222 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 | 36 | 60 | 66 | 46 | 74 | 20 | |
| Diabetes | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 67 | — | — | — | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 9 |
| Heart Disease | 391 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 68 | 121 | 142 | 97 | 14 | 73 |
| Aneurysm | 11 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 55 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| Bronchitis | 58 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 126 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 47 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | 18 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea, etc | 14 | 9 | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | ||
| Appendicitis | 9 | — | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | l | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 45 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc | 61 | 58 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | ||
| Senility | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 115 |
| Suicide | 23 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Other Violence | 68 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 25 |
| Other defined Diseases | 141 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 27 | 79 | 13 | 32 |
| Causes ill.defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |