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 1927
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Causes of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" 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 | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 16 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
Influenza | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 5 | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 40 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diabetes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Heart Disease | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 |
Arterio-Sclerosis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 16 |
Bronchitis | 62 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 47 |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | ... | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 38 | |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 |
Diarrhoea, &c | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Appendicitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | |
Puerperal Sepis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 21 | 20 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 15 |
Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 81 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | 63 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
402 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 102 | 164 | 156 | 119 | 33 | 84 | 10 | 90 | 6 | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | 69 | 361 |
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.