Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | |||||||||||||
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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 |