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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 72
| 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |