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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 6 NETT DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1958
| CAUSES OP DEATH | 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 | 1514 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 366 | 397 | 634 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 20 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 41 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 82 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 42 | 24 | 12 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 20 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 165 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 59 | 47 | 52 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 10 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 168 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 25 | 53 | 88 |
| Coronary disease angina | 281 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 79 | 95 | 95 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 37 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
| Other heart diseases | 143 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 106 |
| Other circulatory disease | 83 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 23 | 44 |
| Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 117 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 29 | 70 |
| Bronchitis | 79 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 22 | 43 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Hypherplasia of prostate | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 11 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 122 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 39 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| All other accidents | 18 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Suicide | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | 4 |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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