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Woolwich 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 8.

Nett Deaths during the calendar year 1938, 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-Resid'ts.
All Causes157610271333577491130315334420502157492
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers1............1............1
Measles4..12..................3
Scarlet Fever4....121................4
Whooping Cough1..................1
Diphtheria8..134..............1..7
Influenza6........1111
Encephalitis Lethargica3............11..1..1..1
Cerebrospinal Meningitis..............................
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System117......2232914142681472334
Other Tuberculous diseases11..232....1....1..9
Syphilis3............1..2....111
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes
Dorsalis5............113........4
Cancer245........51836835548861975
Diabetes22..........1....5106638
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.68..........1..714262025417
Heart Disease45613511247812421011621106
Aneurysm7..............223..1....
Other Circulatory diseases51............I11511234225
Bronchitis402......1..22411188..10
Pneumonia961823216119171215321031
Other Respiratory diseases212..........I2268727
Peptic Ulcer21..........1546231523
Diarrhoea, under 2 years19181................3..15
Appendicitis11......32..122i862
Cirrhosis of Liver2................11..111
Other Liver diseases4..........1..1..1I..13
Other Digestive diseases39....13142467u18612
Acute and Chronic Nephritis38........146489619210
Puerperal Sepsis..............................
Other Puerperal Causes1............1..........11
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth,
etc.5353....................211115
Senility22..............3isj817
Suicide21........2213832422
Violence58....15105646912251621
Other defined Diseases118523798611252814442355
Causes ill-defined or unknown . ...............................