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Greenwich 1912

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1912

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Table: BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. SUMMARY. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ending 28th December, 1912

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. SUMMARY. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ending 28th December, 1912

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 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 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.Manna Mead, 17, The Grove.Royal Hospital School.Outside Institutions.
All causesCertified...........................................................................
Uncertified...........................................................................
Enteric Fever2............2.........11.................................115
Small-pox...........................................................................
Measles2861111...............11845..............................220
Scarlet Fever9...1521.........5......4...............6............322
Whooping Cough30111162............103125...1........................19
Diphtheria and Croup1611581.........58111............8............555
Influenza12...............453314311...........................2
Erysipelas1...1.....................1.......................................2
Cerebro-Spinal Fever...........................................................................
Dysentery1............1.........1...............1........................1
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis)135...3333050415544819131341411...............10132
Tuberculosis Meningitis213386...1......10911...41........................10
Other Tuberculous Diseases16...243421...812412......11............412
Rheumatic Fever6.........123......132......21........................4
Cancer, Malignant Disease931...1...38443638305191216.........1.........1579
Bronchitis1101844...262551562017161241.....................349
Broncho-Pneumonia40151232212319479152...1...............425
Pneumonia (all other forms)54411151614122214108...74.....................825
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs14.........1145394...1...11.....................31
Diarrhœa and Enteritis312332......1...214872...61.....................313
Appendicitis and Typhlitis7.........2122...51...1......11..................47
Alcoholism4...............22...21...1...11........................7
Cirrhosis of Liver5..................1411...3.................................6
Nephritis and Bright's Disease33............19111219752...511..................315
Puerperal Fever4............22......21...1...1........................23
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition4...............4......2...1...1..............................1
Congenital De bility and Malformation, including Premature Birth97952..................45231712...1511..................734
Violent Deaths,excluding Suicide422...19710941911831372...11.........1134
Suicides5............14.........32......2........................13
Other defined Diseases4422122618571132231891304274780235......32......56315
Diseases ill-defined or unknown1.....................11.......................................1...
1263200575646841862753595523411661881621566113165211147891