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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. 72.
Nett Deaths during 1934, 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 | 908 | 742 | 93 | 80 | 174 | 83 | 103 | 101 | 1ll | 126 | 126 | 159 | 116 | 94 | 130 | 154 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Influenza | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 76 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cancer | 119 | 103 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
| Diabetes | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 30 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 191 | 200 | 19 | 22 | 47 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 42 | 33 |
| Aneurysm | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 77 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 | -— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc____ | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 27 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Senility | 24 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Suicide | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | I | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Violence | 42 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 90 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |