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Greenwich 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1955.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1955.

No. in Short ListCauses of Death.Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the DistrictDeaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the DistrictDeaths of "Residents" In Public InstitutionsTotal Deaths whether of "Residents" or "NonResidents" in Public Institutions in the District
All AgesUnder 11 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwardsGreenwich EastGreenwich WestSt. Nicholas, DeptfordCharlton and KidbrookeSt. Alfeee's HospitalSeamen's HospitalMiller HospitalHerbert Military HospitalBrook HospitalOther InstitutionsOutside Institutions
Under 4 mths.4 mths. and undter 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory7..................331...12...43...1............33
2Tuberculosis, Other..................................................................4
3Syphilitic Disease1........................1...1............1...............5
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough.....................................................................
6Meningococcal Infections31...11..................11...11.........1...12
7Acute Poliomyelitis2..................1.........2.....................1...14
8Measles2.........1.....................11.........1.........12
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases1.....................1......1..............................2
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach25..................110410951108...2...4...236
11Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus35..................3196711811514...4...1...990
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast15...............156393...36...2.........525
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus7..................114121...42.........1...17
14Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms84............21824262334172313136...1...19143
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia4.........1............1231......1...............39
16Diabetes6............1......12222...23.........1...118
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System92...............1219274339154344425.........12169
18Coronary Disease, Angina107..................3392738521443724110...1...12107
19Hypertension with Heart Disease12.....................25563...3211.........113
20Other Heart Disease128............1...59357847276486333...222180
21Other Circulatory Disease59..................113162921124222822...1...6101
22Influenza1.....................1......1.....................1......2
23Pneumonia421...1......1...911192062142541...1...4114
24Bronchitis561...............211192315151251232...11275
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System12.....................74151...62...1...1...115
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum8.....................31431...45...1...1......30
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea8..................133133...23...3.........212
28Nephritis and Nephrosis6..................22114...114..................14
29Hyperplasia of Prostate10........................375......5711.........114
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor-tion..................................................................2
31Congenital Malformations74...............12......3......41...............48
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases62121...12...71511131675341013...6...18127
33Motor Vehicle Accidents7.........11111115......24...............220
34All other Accidents10.........21......3225......56...............226
35Suicide8..................142122...421...............11
36Homicide and Operations of War.....................................................................
Totals827192278 544207219314328147323203202349...2531121,420

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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.