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Greenwich 1909

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1909

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.

Table: SUMMARY. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending 2nd October, 1909.

SUMMARY. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending 2nd October, 1909.

Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District (at subjoined Ages).Deaths in Localities (at all 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 HospitalMiller Hospital.HerbertMilitary Hospital.Brook Hospital. M.A.B.Cottage Hospital.Kidbrooke House Nursing Home.Manna Mead, 17, The Grove.Royal Hospital School.Outside Institutions.
Small-pox..................................................................
Measles1...........................1...........................11
ScarletFever2......2.........1........................1............112
WhoopingCough1...1..................1.......................................
DiphtheriaandMembranousCroup3...3.....................1...............3............7
Cr Fever-.....................................................................
Typhus.....................................................................
Enteric2.........11...1...1.........1........................4
Othercontinued.....................................................................
EpidemicInfluenza2............112.............................................
Cholera..................................................................
Plague.....................................................................
Diarrhoea26223.........110457...1...........................1
Enteritis1192............9111...3...........................3
PuerperalFever1............1...1.............................................
Erysipelas.....................................................................
OtherSepticDiseases11...............1..........................................1
Phthisis251......420...1351213........................315
OtherTubercular Diseases5...2111...5..........................................4
Cancer, Malignant Disease18............13510143...211..................111
Bronchitis822......134121...1...........................5
Pneumonia14121...558411.........1..................13
Pleurisy1............1...1.............................................
OtherDiseasesof RespiratoryOrgans )1.........1.........1.........1...........................1
Alcoholism CirrhosisofLiver4............3113.........2...........................3
VenerealDiseases1............1......1.........1...........................2
PrematureBirth1111...............5...24....................................
DiseasesandAccidents ofParturition1............1...1....................................
HeartDiseases ...331......1201115828...2111...............213
Accidents12...2214374.........22.....................28
Suicides.....................................................................
Murder.....................................................................
Allothercauses10619213354641391214...1721............1...1758
Allcauses2906720712108761357636421357515......1128152