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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1911
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
(CHARLTON AND KIDBROOKE DISTRICT.)
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 41 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Congh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculons Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Suffocation,overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 41 | ||
Births in the year
Legitimate 417
Illegitimate 7
Population (estimated to middle of 1911) 19,754
Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 41
Illegitimate —
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 247