Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The period from August 6 to September 7th inclusive comprised
No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Sex | Deaths at subjoined Ages of"Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and tinder 5. | 5 and under 16. | 15 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 1 65 and over. | |||
All Causes | M | 522 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 142 | 296 | |
F | 430 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 82 | 269 | ||
I. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
2. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
3. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ||
4. Whooping Cough | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
5. Diphtheria | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 41 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | 3 | |
F | 22 | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 4 | ... | ||
7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | M | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
8. | Syphilitic Disease | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
9. | Influenza | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
10. | Measles | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
11. | Ac : Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
12. | Ac : Infectious Encephalitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
13. | Cancer of Bucc. Cav. and Oesoph. Uterus | F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ||
F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ||
15. Cancer of Breast | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
F | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
16. Cancer of all other sites | M | 59 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 27 | 30 | |
F | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
17. Diabetes | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | M | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 | |
F | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 36 | ||
18 Heart Disease | M | 151 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 29 | 114 | |
F | 147 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 121 | ||
20. Other diseases of Circulatory System | M | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | |
F | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
21. Bronchitis | M | 44 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 26 | |
F | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | ||
22. Pneumonia | M | 34 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
F | 22 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | ||
23. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
F | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
26. Appendicitis | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ||
27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ||
F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ||
28. Nephritis | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | 4 | |
F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
29. | Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
30. | Other Maternal Causes | F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
31. Premature Birth | M | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, etc. | M | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
F | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
33. Suicide | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
34. | Road Traffic Accidents | M | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
35. | Other Violent Causes | F M | 11 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
F | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
36. | All Other Causes | M | 29 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 15 |
F | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |