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Greenwich 1908

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1908

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Table: BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. SUMMARY Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending 27th June, 1908.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. SUMMARY Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending 27th June, 1908.

Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District (at subjoined Ages).Deaths in Localities at alt. Ages).Deaths in Public Institutions (Residents).TotalDeathsinPublic Institutionsinthe District.
AllAges.Under 1.1 andunder 5.5 andunder 15.l5andunder 25.25 andunder 65.65 andupwards.Greenwich East.Greenwich West.St. Nicholas, Deptford.Charlton.Kidhrooke.Gr'nwichUnion. Workhouseand Infirmary.Seamen's Hospital.Miller Hospital.Herber Military Hospital.BrookHospital. m.a.b.Cottage Hospital.Kidbrooke HouseNursing Home.Outside Institutions.
Small-pox..........................................................
Measles725...............7.................................1
Scarlet Fever1......1.........1........................1.........11
WhoopingCough5...5............32..............................11
DiphtheriaandMembranousCroup4...4............21...1......1......3.........17
Croup...............................................................
Fever-Typhus...............................................................
Enteric............................................................3
Other continued...............................................................
Epidemic Influenza9............5133...3...1.....................3
Cholera...............................................................
Plague...............................................................
Diarrhœa11...............1....................................
Enteritis321............21...........................1
Puerperal Fever.............................................
Erysipelas11........................1...........................1
Other Septic Diseases1...............1......1......1..................1
Phthisis26...1112031444319..................218
Other Tubercular1735342...7243122..................10
Diseases Cancer, Malignant17............988215121..................8
Disease Bronchitis1961......487633...1.....................7
Pneumonia21381...7211523...4..................312
Pleurisy1............1...1...............1..................1
Other DiseasesofRespiratoryOrgans411.........22......2...........................2
AlcoholismCirrhosisof Liver2............2......11......1.....................3
Venereal Diseases21.........1...11..............................11
Premature Birth1414...............3434..............................
Diseases and Accidentsof Parturition1............1......1....................................
Heart Diseases19.........210710216...1..................28
Accidents171...219495...3......4.........1...411
Suicides3............3......2...1..............................
Murder...............................................................
All other causes1102213...3945483410171303.........2...1 381
All causes30557311281138413383305545212......43...27201