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 1925
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
Returns of births and Deaths registerd during the 13 weeks ended 3rd October 1925.
Causes of Death. | 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 & Dept-ford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
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All Causes | Certified | 243 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 83 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 67 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 49 | 240 |
UnCertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Fox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Post Basic Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 17 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other TuberculousDiseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 31 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 36 | |||
Bronchitis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
Other Diseases of Respira-tory Organs | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Dis-ease | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Accidents and Dis-eases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 20 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 14 | |
Suicides | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Heart Disease | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 82 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 26 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 | 99 | |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
243 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 83 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 67 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 49 | 240 | ||
All Causes | Certified | 243 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 83 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 67 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 49 | 240 |
UnCertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Fox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Post Basic Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 17 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 31 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 36 | |||
Bronchitis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
Other Diseases of Respira-tory Organs | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Dis-ease | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Accidents and Dis-eases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 20 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 14 | |
Suicides | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
Heart Disease | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 82 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 26 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 | 99 | |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
243 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 83 | 101 | 69 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 67 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 49 | 240 |
Note. All " Transferable Deaths " of residents, i.e., persons resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The transferable
deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales, and who died in the Borough in like manner have been
excluded.