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Woolwich 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 2.
Nett Deaths during the calendar year, 1945, 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-Rsdts. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1478 | 83 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 50 | 54 | 136 | 253 | 433 | 408 | 347 | 66 | 515 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 79 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | — | 9 | — | 42 |
| Other Tuberculosis Diseases. . | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Influenza | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cancer | 267 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 73 | 91 | 46 | 74 | 15 | 97 |
| Diabetes | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 36 |
| Heart Disease | 414 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 146 | 177 | 86 | 10 | 108 |
| Other Circulatory diseases | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 21 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 82 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 65 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Digestive diseases | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 15 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 |
| Puerperal Sepsis and Post-abortive sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Maternal causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 31 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| Suicide | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Violence | 81 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| All other Causes | 79 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 48 |