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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1894
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| 1893. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | AGES AT TIME OF DEATH. | CAUSES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | 0 to1 | 1to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 30 | 30 to 7 0 | 70 and upwards. | Small Pox. | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Influenza. | Diarrhœa& Dysentery. | Phthisis. | Diseases of theRespiratoryOrgans. | Heart Disease. | Brain Disease. | Intestinal Affections | Convulsions. | Parturition | Old Age. | All other Diseases. | Inquests. | Total. | |
| January | 143 | 138 | 281 | 103 | 108 | 211 | 43 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 32 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 17 | ... | 1 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | 11 | 67 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ... | 10 | 45 | 7 | 211 |
| February | 147 | 150 | 297 | 73 | 92 | 165 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 19 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | 7 | 10 | 1 | ... | 7 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 165 |
| March | 158 | 178 | 336 | 115 | 98 | 213 | 50 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 18 | 3 | ... | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 9 | ... | 5 | 44 | 8 | 213 |
| First Quarter | 448 | 466 | 914 | 291 | 298 | 589 | 133 | 149 | 44 | 41 | 150 | 71 | 1 | 32 | ... | 1 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 156 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 122 | 21 | 589 |
| April | 179 | 145 | 324 | 95 | 95 | 190 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 18 | ... | 17 | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 | ... | 18 | 9 | 1 | ... | 17 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 11 | 190 |
| May | 135 | 116 | 251 | 75 | 70 | 145 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 13 | ... | 9 | 3 | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | 4 | 49 | 7 | 145 |
| June | 138 | 124 | 262 | 91 | 76 | 167 | 62 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 15 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 8 | ... | 15 | ... | 9 | 41 | 6 | 167 |
| Second Quarter | 452 | 385 | 837 | 261 | 241 | 502 | 150 | 122 | 41 | 44 | 107 | 48 | 2 | 39 | 5 | ... | 43 | 4 | ... | 37 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 74 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 133 | 24 | 502 |
| July | 143 | 128 | 271 | 80 | 93 | 173 | 66 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 16 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | 53 | 8 | 173 |
| August | 141 | 146 | 287 | 75 | 68 | 143 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 17 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 12 | ... | 3 | 30 | 5 | 143 |
| September | 191 | 182 | 373 | 80 | 77 | 157 | 54 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 8 | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | 16 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 157 |
| Third Quarter | 475 | 456 | 931 | 235 | 238 | 473 | 162 | 102 | 33 | 32 | 109 | 35 | ... | 39 | 1 | ... | 44 | 7 | ... | 6 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 125 | 20 | 473 |
| October | 144 | 134 | 278 | 75 | 72 | 147 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 6 | ... | 19 | 3 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 6 | 147 |
| November | 203 | 164 | 367 | 100 | 123 | 223 | 71 | 52 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 23 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 28 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 11 | 223 |
| December | 149 | 175 | 324 | 128 | 153 | 281 | 61 | 68 | 13 | 18 | 93 | 28 | ... | 22 | 2 | ... | 22 | 5 | ... | 4 | 12 | 20 | ... | 15 | 89 | 12 | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 281 |
| Fourth Quarter | 496 | 473 | 969 | 303 | 348 | 651 | 167 | 161 | 33 | 50 | 173 | 57 | ... | 63 | 5 | ... | 67 | 8 | ... | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 169 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 146 | 22 | 651 |
| TOTAL | 1871 | 1780 | 3651 | 1090 | 1125 | 2215 | 612 | 534 | 151 | 167 | 539 | 211 | 3 | 173 | 11 | 1 | 203 | 23 | 1 | 75 | 65 | 36 | 89 | 124 | 439 | 116 | 90 | 29 | 109 | 12 | 90 | 526 | 87 | 2215 |
| Deaths of inhabitants of St. Paul, Deptford, at outlying Institutions | ... | ... | ... | 210 | 167 | 377 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 58 | 162 | 90 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 105 | 35 | 377 |
| Deaths of inhabitants of St. Nicholas, Deptford, at outlying Institutions. | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | 36 |
| GRAND TOTAL | ... | ... | ... | 1318 | 1310 | 2628 | 638 | 561 | 172 | 231 | 713 | 312 | 7 | 185 | 111 | 1 | 205 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 65 | 40 | 95 | 168 | 487 | 162 | 125 | 45 | 110 | 13 | 168 | 635 | 122 | 2628 |