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Woolwich 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 1.

Nett Deaths during the calendar year 1941.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District.
All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.
All Causes1,627651415241471821
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers2........2..
Cerebrospinal fever5..1..111
Scarlet fever1....1......
Whooping cough3..2........
Diphtheria..............
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system113..1..70339
Other forms of tuberculosis14..2541..
Syphilitic diseases19........145
Influenza17......2312
Measles2....1......
Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis1..........1
Acute infective encephalitis..............
Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) ; uterus (F)35......21122
Cancer of stomach and duodenum32......4820
Cancer of breast13........85
Cancer of all other sites154......36784
Diabetes9........27
Intracranial vascular lesions121......33187
Heart disease333......1578240
Other diseases of the circulatory system55......11242
Bronchitis1075....42672
Pneumonia7883..72931
Other respiratory diseases18....13410
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum24......6126
Diarrhoea under 2 years66..........
Appendicitis4......3..1
Other digestive diseases38......21620
Nephritis31......31117
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis..............
Other maternal causes2......2....
Premature birth1616..........
Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile diseases1816....2....
Suicide11......263
Road traffic accidents11..13133
Other violent causes202533826544
All other causes132411192879