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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 90.
Nett Deaths during 1935, 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 | 791 | 709 | 76 | 79 | 151 | 74 | 102 | 88 | 124 | 129 | 103 | 155 | 105 | 76 | 107 | 131 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | |||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||
| Influenza | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory Systems | 81 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| General Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 106 | 107 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 30 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 173 | 189 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 22 |
| Aneurysm | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 19 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Senility | 27 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Suicide | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Violence | 43 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 66 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |