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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 ending3rd April, 1909.

SUMMARY Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending3rd April, 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 Publit-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.Kidbrooke House Nursing Home.Outside Institutions,
Small-pox...............................................................
Measles309192.........18354...3.....................8
Scarlet Fever1...1............1........................1.........10
Wooling Cough44............3......1
Diphtheria and Mem-branous Croup............................................................10
Croup...............................................................
Fever-Typhus...............................................................
Enteric............................................................7
Other continued...............................................................
Epidemic Influenza6............334......2...1.....................1
Cholera...............................................................
Plague...............................................................
Diarrhoea33...............111..............................1
Enteritis1...1..................1......1.....................1
Puerperal Fever1............1......1....................................
Erysipelas1............1...1............1.....................1
Other Septic Diseases ...3.........21...11...1...1..................11
Phthisis441...47302161288...101...............735
Other Tubercular Diseases15...8411145...6...4..................29
Cancer, Malignant Disease22...1......15610416121.........l...614
Bronchitis5672...4172621203111111...1............23
Pneumonia44676116820113914...111......313
Pleurisy21.........1...2....................................2
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs3...............33....................................1
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver2............2...11.................................1
Venereal Diseases22..................11......1.....................3
Premature Birth1515...............7512...3..................27
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition1............1...1.......................................
Heart Diseases32......12151412938...2..................311
Accidents12...3...1625421...33...............110
Suicides2............2............2........................11
Murder...............................................................
A11 other causes149257543078674318183406...............18119
All causes451695322221421431981214779687121221...47289