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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 3. Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1951.
| 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 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
| All Causes | 1838 | 63 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 435 | 509 | 716 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 51 | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | — |
| Syphilitic disease | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 40 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 67 | - | — | - | — | - | 38 | 19 | 10 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 32 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus. . | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 163 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 54 | 58 | 40 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 187 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 53 | 83 |
| Coronary disease angina | 225 | - | — | — | — | 6 | 58 | 81 | 80 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 45 | - | — | — | - | 1 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| Other heart disease | 322 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 30 | 88 | 192 |
| Other circulatory disease | 61 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 |
| Influenza | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 100 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 26 | 45 |
| Bronchitis | 121 | — | 1 | - | - | 2 | 21 | 39 | 58 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 35 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 14 | - | — | — | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Hypherplasia of prostate | 22 | - | — | - | - | - | — | 9 | 13 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | _- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 13 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 163 | 37 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 61 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| All other accidents | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Suicide | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — |