Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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Causes of Death. | Deaths in Whole Distriot at Subjoined Aoes. | Deaths in Localities at all Ages. | Deaths in Pum.ic Institutions | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton | Kidbrooke | Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | ...... j Herbert Military 1 Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 224 | 27 | 4 | 5 | ii | 16 | 37 | 4fi | 75 | 89 | 66 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 46 | 14 | G | .. | 1 | 2 | 46 | 203 | |
UnCertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 32 | |
Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Broncho-Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | ||
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 7 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Heart Disease | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 15 | ||
Other Detined Diseases | 78 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 85 | |
Diseases ill-defined or un known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
224 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 49 | 89 | 66 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 46 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 46 | 203 |