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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: DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH FOR THE YEAR 1908.

DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH FOR THE YEAR 1908.

Greenwich East.Greenwich West.St. Nicholas, Deptford.Charlton.Kidbrooke.Totals for the BoroughGreenwich Union Workhouse and Infirmary.Seamen's Hospital.Royal Hospital Schools.Miller Hospital.Herbert Military Hospital.M.A.B. Brook Hospital.Cottage Hospital, Kidbrooke.Kidbrooke House Nursing Home.Totals Outside Institutions.
INFECTIVE DISEASES.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.lst Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr. 3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.Ist Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.lst Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Year.
Epidemic.
1. Smallpox (total)
(a) Vaccinated
(b) Unvaccinated
(c) No statement
2. MeaslesUnder 5...71822422...14..................
Over 5...11...11...2213......
3. Scarlet FeverUnder 51111...11...3...............213
Over 51111...11...3...............
4. Typhus Fever
5. Epidemic InfluenzaUnder 511211.........3........................22
Over 59312131511263211113111.....................1113
6. Whooping CoughUnder 5173112222411222...30........................
Over 511............143119...
7. Diphtheria, Membranous CroupUnder 53211711131111...121111.........123...
Over 51315......11...6...............11
8. Enteric FeverUnder 5...11.........1........................
Over 5347...11......83311.........11......
9. Asiatic Cholera213
10. Diarrhœa, DysenteryUnder 5143831411213...16213.....................
Over 5.........11...122112
11. Epidemic or Zymotic EnteritisUnder 563951644110213...3211..................
12. Other Allied DiseasesUnder 5
Sporadic.Over 5
13. Hydrophobia
14. Glanders, Farcy
15. TetanusOver 5.........11...1..................11...
16. Anthrax, Splenic Fever
17. Cowpox, Accidents of Vaccination Venereal.
18. SyphilisUnder 51111.........211
Over 51111.........211.....................
19. Gonorrhœa Septic.
20. Phagedæna, Hospital Gangrene
21. ErysipelasUnder 51111...11...311...
Over 5112.........211
22. Puerperal Fever
23. Pyæmia, Septicæmia
24. Infective EndocarditisOver 511211.........322
25. Other Allied Diseases Malarial.Over 5......11......111
26. Malarial FeverOver 51111.........21111
27. Rheumatic FeverOver 511112...11...4..................
28. Rheumatism of the Heart Tuberculosis (total).Over 5...11.........1...11
29. Tuberculosis of Brain or Meninges, Acute HydrocephalusUnder 5 Over 5231 ...61111 2... 1111146 1... ...13 4......1...............123
30. Tuberculosis of LarynxOver 5......11......1.........112
31. Tuberculosis of LungsUnder 52211...4116• •9112............1111...512210
Over 5161415156114372554171772131311211/99472911...1111
32. Tuberculosis of Intestines, Tabes MesentericaUnder 51113112211211911
Over 5...11221...4 |1111
33. General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined positionUnder 511......112...3.....................111
Over 53115112...11...81122...............11
34. Other forms of Tuberculosis, ScrofulaUnder 511............111
Over 511...11......2........................
35. Other Infective Diseases
PARASITIC DISEASES.
36. Thrush
37. ActinomycosisOver 5.........111
38. Hydatid Diseases
DIETIC DISEASES.
39. Scurvy
40. Other Diseases due to altered Food
41. Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens
42. Chronic AlcoholismOver 5 5...11......1
43. Chronic Industrial Poisoning
44. Other Chronic Poisonings
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
45. Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid ArthritisOver 511...1111...311
46. GoutOver 5...11...11...211
47. CancerUnder 5.........11...1...1..................1 in
Over 51281013435241122121475331811883227141113...22......22...33410
48. Diabetes MellitusOver 5224213...11119.........11............11
49. Purpura Hæmorrhagica
50. Hæmophilia
51. Anaemia, LeucocythæmiaOver 5112121411......7112
52. Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's DiseaseOver 511............111
DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
53. Premature BirthUnder 533103191435131315441211114911
54. Injury at Birth
55. Debility at BirthUnder 5516112...11...9..................11
56. Atelectasis 57. Congenital DefectsUnder 5 Under 52 1112 32 212 3... ...1 11 12 2... ...6 8112..................1 112
58. Want of Breast Milk112
59. Atrophy, Debility, MarasmusUnder 5744419313713421115...353141111
60. DentitionUnder 511211...112...5
61. RicketsUnder 5123......11...42211125
62. Old Age, Senile Decay21101485319137165555251723229...1343118132082..................
LOCAL DISEASES.
Nervous System.
63. ConvulsionsUnder 5322731217112112...1811
64. MeningitisUnder 5...2215111113...9
Over 511............111
65. Encephalitis112\
66. ApoplexyOver 59313162213811114343212123436118.....................11
67. Softening of BrainOver 53141121111...8112.....................
68. Hemiplegia, Brain ParalysisOver 533611...112...9123.....................I12
69. General Paralysis of InsaneOver 5134213......118........................2248
70. Other forms of InsanityOver 5112134.........622.....................1113
71. Chorea
72. Cerebral TumourOver 5112............24
73. EpilepsyOver 5415...11......622.....................211
74. Laryngismus Stridulus
75. Locomotor AtaxyOver 511...112......31121
76. Paraplegia, Diseases of the Spinal CordOver 512141111117112.....................11
77. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Brain or Nervous SystemOver 522...11...3...11..................1I
Organs of Special Sense.
78. Otitis, OtorrhœaOver 511............1........................l1
79. Diseases of Nose
80. Diseases of Eyes, Ophthalmia
Circulatory System.
81. Pericarditis
82. Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the HeartOver 5181011847826102631486452311101134......1111.........622111
83. Hypertrophy of HeartOver 5.........11...1
84. Angina PectorisOver 5.........11...1
85. AneurismOver 511......1145
86. Senile Gangrene
87. Embolism, ThrombosisOver 511211...11115
88. PhlebitisUnder 5...11.........1
Over 5...11...11...2
89. Varicose Veins1
90. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Heart and Circulatory SystemOver 5112112.........4........................1
Respiratory System.11
91. LaryngitisUnder 51]11...11...311.....................
Over 5.........11...1
92. Croup
93. Other Diseases of Larynx and TracheaOver 511............1
94. Acute BronchitisUnder 5736162352237134...32...11
Over 5325......112...7
95. Chronic BronchitisUnder 5.........11...1
Over 55411010421631149431513...48411511.....................1113
96. Lobar Croupous PneumoniaUnder 5213112...11...622
Over 531371122211...12..................11114
97. Lobular, Broncho-PneumoniaUnder 59361823331133112...3411211...11............*
Over 53141121111...81111................11 1
98. Pneumonia, form not statedUnder 51113112131124...1111..................11
Over 535411341117314112...2633...11...............11
99. Emphysema, AsthmaOver 5112111111...5
100. PleurisyUnder 5......11......1
Over 521311.........4...1111
101. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Respiratory System11............1........................
Digestive System.
102. Diseases of the Mouth and Annexa
103. Diseases of PharynxUnder 511............I...11
104. Diseases of Œsophagus
105. Ulcer of Stomach and DuodenumOver 5211422...1113...911...............112...11
106. Other Diseases of StomachUnder 511...1111...3........................11
Over 51]112......11411...............11
107. EnteritisUnder 52146131438i1731032i 112
Over 5211411O
108. AppendicitisOver 5•2•2I1O: 1111
109. Obstruction of IntestineUnder 51111211
Over 513611]2226221122111j i12151i1311-
110. Other Diseases of IntestineUnder 511112
111. Cirrhosis of LiverOver 51231124112110| 1135
112. Other Diseases of LiverOver 51101124
113. PeritonitisUnder 511223
Over 5111111311
114. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Digestive OrgansOver 522211
Lymphatic System.
115. Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands.Over 5111I1
Urinary System.
116. Acute NephritisOver 512141151111I1
117. Bright's DiseaseOver 523161212621311223j 22371111
118. Calculus
119. Diseases of Bladder and ProstateOver 51111411211t11
120. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Urinary SystemOver 52211111111
Reproductive System.
Generative Organs.
121. Diseases of Testis and Penis
122. Diseases of Ovaries
123. Diseases of Uterus and AppendagesOver 511112j 20
124. Diseases of Vagina & External Genital Organs
125. Diseases of Breast|
Parturition.j
126. Abortion, Miscarriage
127. Puerperal Mania
128. Puerperal ConvulsionsOver 5111
129. Placenta Previa, Flooding
130. Puerperal Thrombosis
131. Other and Ill-def. Accidents of Pregnancy and Child BirthOver 51111 11
Bones and Joints.
132. Arthritis, Ostitis, PeriostitisOver 51]1
133. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Osseous SystemOver 511111
Integumentary System.
134. Ulcer, Bedsore
135. Eczema
136. Pemphigus
137. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Integumentary System
EXTERNAL CAUSES.
Accidents or Negligence (total).
138. In Mines and Quarries
139. In Vehicular TrafficOver 51113112116111111K
140. On Railways
141. On Ships, Boats & Docks, excluding drowningOver 511111
142. In Building OperationsOver 5111111
143. By MachineryOver 511211
144. By Weapons and ImplementsOver 5]1211! 1111
145. Burns and ScaldsUnder 511221111| 3g1111
Over 5111l211
146. Poisons, Poisonous VapoursOver 511132251i
147. Surgical NarcosisOver 51]1
148. Effects of Electric ShockOver 51I111
149. Corrosion by Chemicals
150. DrowningOver 51121.)211311111011!;3115
151. Suffocation, overlaid in bedUnder 51113110 03711
152. Suffocation, otherwiseUnder 5111
Over 51I1
153. Falls, not specifiedUnder 522.9«
Over 502121151i
154. Weather Agencies
155. Otherwise and not statedOver 5111121111
156. Homicide
Suicide (total).
157. By Poison
158. By AsphyxiaOver 5111
159. By Hanging and StrangulationOver 51121124
160. By DrowningOver 5112•>11
161. By Shooting
162. By Cut or StabOver 51]1
163. By Precipitation from elevated placesOver 5111
164. By Crushing
165. By other and Unspecified Methods
166. Execution
ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
167. Sudden Death (cause not ascertained)
168. Other Ill-defined and Not Specified causes
TOTALSUnder 5713239471892131302510?1391215492215302895112442848525J 42118J 213f)c3i)146881032
Over 5142101 8fc9042189524174302113279152W2310155230212935|68183355204410362311! 4041011»)41218€1O111132192030101
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The Deaths occurring in the various Public Institutions in this Table are Residents, and are allocated to the respective districts in the Borough.