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Greenwich 1905
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
SUMMARY. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1905.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at alt. Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions (Residents). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Greenwich East. | Greenwich West. | St. Nicholas, Deptford. | Charlton. | Kidbrooke. | Gr'nwich Union Workhouse and Infirmary. | Seamen's Hospital. | Miller Hospital. | Herbert Military Hospital. | Brook Hospital, M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital. | Outside Institutions. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 18 | 4 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 46 | |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 15 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 45 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 16 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 64 | 47 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
| Enteritis | 21 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Phthisis | 135 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 96 | 5 | 50 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 21 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 92 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 50 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 30 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 91 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 62 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 51 | |
| Bronchitis | 90 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 29 | 40 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 18 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia | 99 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 20 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 36 | |
| Pleurisy | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Alcoholism | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | |
| Premature Birth | 55 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Heart Diseases | 116 | 2 | ... | 11 | 5 | 58 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 47 | |
| Accidents | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 43 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 499 | 114 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 132 | 206 | 230 | 129 | 59 | 78 | 3 | 139 | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 48 | 354 | |
| All causes | 1370 | 318 | 110 | 70 | 58 | 461 | 353 | 597 | 364 | 154 | 241 | 14 | 225 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 835 | |