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 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. | |||||||||||||
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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 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 |