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 Deatd. | Deatds at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whetder occurring witdin or witdout tde District | Deatds at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whetder occurring in or beyond tde District | Deatds of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deatds whetder of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in tde 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 | Otder Institutions | Outsidede Institutions | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 31 |
Diphtderia and Croup | 11 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 24 |
Influenza | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Encephalitis Letdargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 78 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 67 |
Otder Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 133 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 56 | 60 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 136 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diabetes | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 52 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 36 |
Heart Disease | 125 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 58 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 19 | 81 |
Arterio-Sclerosis | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 28 | 16 | 8 | ... | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 32 |
Bronchitis | 102 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 77 |
Pneumonia (all otder forms) | 84 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | 96 |
Otder Respiratory Diseases | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
Appendicitis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 42 |
Puerperal Sepis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Otder Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birtd | 46 | 44 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 13 | 4 | 8 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 38 |
Violent Deatds, excluding Suicide | 44 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 10 | ... | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 55 |
Suicides | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 |
Otder Defined Diseases ... | 237 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 136 | 112 | 57 | 17 | 49 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 64 | 184 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
1115 | 90 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 56 | 130 | 291 | 457 | 471 | 309 | 86 | 219 | 30 | 273 | 51 | 30 | ... | 23 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1033 |
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.