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Greenwich 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1950.
| No. in Short List | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 under 75 | 75 and upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton and Kidbrooke | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
| Under 4 mths. | 4 mths. and uuder 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Syphilitic Disease | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Meningococcal Infections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Infective and Parasisce Diseases | 2 | 1 | l | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 30 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neopla ms | 1 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 109 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 82 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 5 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 29 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Heart Disease | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Circulatory Disease | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Influenza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Pneumonia | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 5 | l | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Gastret s. Enteritis and Diarrhœa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | l | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | 92 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | All other Accidents | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Suicide | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 369 | 273 | 12 | 1,129 | ||||||||||||||||
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 nave been excluded.