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Woolwich 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 1.

Nett Deaths during the calendar year 1942.

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 Causes1,410711014169378768
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers..............
Cerebrospinal fever2..1....1..
Scarlet fever..............
Whooping cough752........
Diphtheria2..11......
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system91....262216
Other forms of tuberculosis11111431
Syphilitic diseases17......2510
Influenza71......24
Measles2..11......
Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis1......1....
Acute infective encephalitis..............
Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) ; uterus (F)35......11222
Cancer of stomach and duodenum43......22318
Cancer of breast23......2147
Cancer of all other sites144......115677
Diabetes17......539
Intracranial vascular lesions129......33690
Heart disease366......2074272
Other diseases of the circulatory system55........946
Bronchitis853....52849
Pneumonia69123181827
Other respiratory diseases91....143
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum17......377
Diarrhoea under 2 years55..........
Appendicitis2......1..1
Other digestive diseases31....23818
Nephritis47......71723
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis..............
Other maternal causes3......3....
Premature birth2222..........
Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile diseases1413......1..
Suicide11......173
Road traffic accidents5....22..1
Other violent causes3431..5718
All other causes1045..4172256