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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Couses of, and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ended 2nd January, 1926
Causes of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" wheatheroccurring within or without the district | Deaths at all Ages of "Resident" belonging to Localities, whether occurr-ing in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents' in Public In stitutions 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 | Ur'n'ch & Dept-ford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 1,173 | 135 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 73 | 140 | 290 | 428 | 485 | 336 | 98 | 234 | 20 | 269 | 49 | 28 | .. | 6 | 11 | 22 | 236 | 1,042 |
UnCertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 21 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 34 | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 14 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | |
Influenza | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 2 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | •• | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Post Basic Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pill. Tuberculosis | 104 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 34 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 74 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | •• | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 2 | 8 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | •• | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 125 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | •• | 10 | 49 | 65 | 56 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 22 | 131 | |
Bronchitis | 112 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 58 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 44 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 31 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 43 | |
Other Diseases of Respira torv Organs | 17 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 18 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 18 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 19 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Dis ease | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 20 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other Accidents and Dis eases of Pregnancy ant Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Congenital Debility ant Malformation, including Premature Birth | 58 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 13 | 7 | 15 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 33 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 52 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .. | 17 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 17 | 55 | |
Suicides | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
Heart Disease | 82 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 64 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 383 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 99 | 218 | 156 | 117 | 26 | 77 | 7 | 107 | 15 | 11 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 81 | 398 | |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1,173 | 135 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 73 | 140 | 290 | 428 | 485 | 336 | 98 | 234 | 20 | 269 | 49 | 28 | .. | 6 | 11 | 22 | 236 | 1,042 |
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.