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. 7 - NET DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR
Causes of 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 | 1,616 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 380 | 425 | ||
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 19 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Measles Other infective and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm,stomach | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | |
Malignant neoplasm,lung, bronchus | 84 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 43 | 23 | 17 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | 25 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 55 | |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 157 | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 46 | 84 |
Coronary disease, angina | 315 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 91 | 100 | 119 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 44 | - | - | - | - | _ | 7 | 16 | 21 |
Other heart diseases | - | - | - | - | 5 | 18 | 28 | 105 | |
Other circulatory disease | 86 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 20 | 19 | 42 |
Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 136 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 25 | 86 | ||
Bronchitis | 104 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 20 | 35 | 47 |
Other disease of respiratory system | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | - | - | - | - | _ | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
Hypherplasia of prostate | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | ||||
Pregnancy | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 121 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | ||
Motor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
All other accidents | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
Suicide | 11 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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