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Woolwich 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 89.
Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1935, 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-dents. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1,500 | 91 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 136 | 264 | 347 | 376 | 530 | 137 | 384 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Influenza | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 121 | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 31 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 213 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 74 | 38 | 82 | 19 | 51 |
| Diabetes | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 17 |
| Heart Disease | 362 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 63 | 108 | 147 | 98 | 12 | 57 |
| Aneurvsm | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Bronchitis | 45 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 84 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 19 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 21 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 39 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 11 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 42 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Senility | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 42 | 19 | — | 26 |
| Suicide | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Other Violence | 68 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 21 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 130 | 6 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 61 | 19 | 40 |
| Causes III-Defined, or Unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |