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Woolwich 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 2.
Nett Deaths during the calendar year 1946, 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 In-stitu -tions. | ||
| Residents. | Non-Rsdts. | ||||||||||||||
| All Causes | 1531 | 91 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 56 | 145 | 261 | 417 | 483 | 367 | 65 | 505 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 76 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 32 |
| Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Syphilis | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Influenza | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cancer | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 30 | 65 | 74 | 57 | 72 | 12 | 71 |
| Diabetes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 50 | 64 | 54 | 7 | 42 |
| Heart Disease | 477 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 30 | 73 | 155 | 205 | 101 | 5 | 126 |
| Other Circulatory diseases | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 82 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Appendicitis | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
| Other Digestive diseases | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Puerperal Sepsis and Post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Maternal causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Other Violence | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | — | 13 |
| All other Causes | 96 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 42 |