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]
This page requires JavaScript
In Greenwich, the crude death rate per 1,000 living was 12.49 for males and 10.61 for females compared with 12.26 and 11.21, the respective national rates.
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 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and over | ||||
Under 4 Wks | 4 wks and under 1 year | |||||||||||||
All Causes | M | 1370 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 98 | 283 | 427 | 458 | ||
F | 1236 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5/ | 152 | 267 | 683 | ||
Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal | M | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diseases | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
System | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Other Tuberculosis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
17 | Syphilis and its Sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
18 | All other Infective and Parasitic | M | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
Diseases | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm-Buccal | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Cavity, etc | F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
(2) Malignant Neoplasm- | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Oesophagus | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
(3) Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach | M | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | |
F | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||
(4) Malignant Neoplasm-Intestine | M | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | |
F | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||
(5) Malignant Neoplasm-Larynx | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
(6) Malignant Neoplasm-Lung, | M | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 39 | 55 | 23 | |
Bronchus | F | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | |
(7) Malignant Neoplasm-Breast | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||
F | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | ||
(8) Malignant Neoplasm-Uterus | F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
(9) Malignant Neoplasm-Prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
(10) Leukaemia | M | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
F | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |||||||
(11) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 68 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 22 | ||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 22 | |||
20 | Benign and Unspecified | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Neoplasms | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
21 | Diabetes Mellitus | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |||
F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||
22 | Avitaminoses, etc | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
23 | Anaemias | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
24 | Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
F | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
27 | Hypertensive Disease | M | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | ||||
28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 101 | 121 | |
F | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 58 | 160 | ||||
29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 19 | |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 33 | |||
30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 34 | 52 | |||
F | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 45 | ||||||
31 | Influenza | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
32 | Pneumonia | M | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 28 | 73 | |||
F | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 126 | ||||||
33 | (1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 58 | 53 | ||
F | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | |||||
(2) Asthma | M | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||
F | 7 | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | ||||
34 | Peptic Ulcer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |||
36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — — | — | 1 | |||
F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | — | — | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||
39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
40 | Abortion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Congenital Anomalies | M | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
7 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
45 | Symptoms and ill-defined | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
conditions | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
46 | (1) Other Endocrine Diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
(3) Mental Disorders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
(4) Multiple Sclerosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
F | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
(5) Other Diseases of the Nervous | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
System, etc | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
(6) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | ||
Circulatory System | F | 49 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 30 | |||||
(7) Other Diseases of the | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | ||
Respiratory System | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||||||
(8) Other Diseases of the | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
Digestive System | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |||||
(9) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Genito-urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
(10) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tissue | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
(11) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Musculo-skeletal System | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | |||||
F | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
48 | All Other Accidents | M | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
F | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | |||||
49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Injuries | F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||
50 | All Other External Causes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
F | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |