Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 72
Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||||||||
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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 | 862 | 798 | 72 | 47 | 150 | 79 | 109 | 108 | 123 | 175 | 89 | 158 | 115 | 92 | 159 | 184 |
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ |
Diphtheria | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 |
Influenza | 26 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 64 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Syphilis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cancer | 123 | 122 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Diabetes | 3 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 25 | 39 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Heart Disease | 233 | 234 | 20 | 9 | 47 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 58 | 32 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 50 | 44 |
Aneurysm | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 29 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
Bronchitis | 23 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Pneumonia | 62 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Peptic Ulcer | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Diarrhoea, etc. | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Appendicitis | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 16 | 14 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — _ | — |
Other Puerperal causes | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Senility | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Suicide | 17 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Violence | 38 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Other Defined Diseases | 67 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |