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Greenwich 1913

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1913

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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.

DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH FOR THE YEAR 1913.

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, Kidbroke.Kidbrooke House Nursing Home."Manna Mead," The Grove.Totals Outside Institutions.
INFECTIVE DISEASES.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.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.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.4gh 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.
Epidemic.
1. Smallpox (total)
(a) Vaccinated
(b) Unvaccinated
(c) No statement
2. MeaslesUnder 561111831372251636...............224.........112
Over 511211.........3...........................11
3. Scarlet FeverOver 51111.........2...............11.........11
4. Typhus FeverOver 5..............................
5. Epidemic InfluenzaUnder 5...1111......2
Over 51113224122411214
6. Whooping CoughUnder 5741124641111...24...............11.........22
7. Diphtheria, Membranous CroupUnder 5...1113.........3...............11.........11
Over 531422...213...9...............22116.........22
8. Enteric FeverOver 5...112........2...112
9. Asiatic CholeraOver 5...........
10. Diarrhoea, DysenteryUnder 5511112211...10
Over 5112............2
11. Epidemic or Zymotic EnteritisUnder 58917246235134...3266......11
l2. Other Allied Diseases
Sporadic.
13. Hydrophobia
14. Glanders, Farcy
15. Tetanus
16. Anthrax, Splenic Fever
17. Cowpox, Accidents of Vaccination
Venereal.
18. SyphilisUnder 511...112112511..................112
Over 5...1113......3...112.....................11
19. Gonorrhœa...
Septic.
20. Phagedæna, Hospital Gangrene
21. ErysipelasUnder 511............1...........................11
22. Puerperal FeverOver 5......11111
23. Pyaemia, SepticæmiaOver 511.........1...........................
24. Infective Endocarditis.........
25. Other Allied Diseases
Malarial.
26. Malarial FeverOver 5...11...11...2...11.....................11
27. Rheumatic FeverOver 512311111...6
28. Rheumatism of the HeartOver 51111.........2.........11
Tuberculosis (total).
29. Tuberculosis of Brain or Meninges, AcuteUnder 53141225...11...10...........................33
HydrocephalusOver 51113115112
30. Tuberculosis of LarynxOver 5
31. Tuberculosis of LungsUnder 5112123...11...622......11
Over 51491014477'541138145102223911210677542347...516...11112............244212
32. Tuberculosis of Intestines, Tabes MesentericUnder 5...11???.........1........................11
Over 5...22...11...3............................11
33.General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease ofUnder 511......11...2.........11...............11
undefined positionOver 51111211222...7...112.....................1124
34. Other forms of Tuberculosis, ScrofulaOver 5...11.........1...11...
35. Other Infective Diseases
PARASITIC DISEASES.
36. Thrush
37. Actinomycosis
38. Hydatid Diseases
DIETIC DISEASES.
39. Scurvy
40. Other Diseases due to altered Food
41. Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens
42. Chronic AlcoholismOver 522............2...........................11
43. Chronic Industrial Poisoning
44. Other Chronic Poisonings
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
45. Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid ArthritisOver 51111.........2
46. GoutOver 5 [;1111.........2
47. CancerOver 5121220587101434332210311153321318863772331311...1113......11......475723
48. Diabetes MellitusOver 54111711...12;3...1111........................112
49. Purpura Hæmorrhagica
50. Haemophilia
51. Anaemia, LeucocythaemiaOver 51111.........2
52. Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's DiseaseOver 51113...11......4...11.....................11
DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
53. Premature BirthUnder 5136743273441131411...43...........................11
54. Injury at BirthUnder 5213112.........5
55. Debility at BirthUnder 51121311......6
56. AtelectasisUnder 5...11442114...9
57. Congenital DefectsUnder 512311...11131181......11...............11
Over 5...11.........1
58. Want of Breast Milk
59. Atrophy, Debility, MarasmusUnder 553210325414...1113...27112........................11
60. DentitionUnder 511......11...2
61. Rickets
62. Old Age, Senile DecayOver 5251991265141281953831416534171115230218127111.....................324716
LOCAL DISEASES.
Nervous System.
63. ConvulsionsUnder 5111312418112111115...........................11
Over 5.........11...1...........................11
64. MeningitisUnder 5 ]11......11...2...........................11
Over 511111111...4...11
65. Encephalitis
66. ApoplexyOver 5 56554202417144116711911502237......11...............22127
67. Softening of BrainOver 511211142211...9.........11..............1124
68. Hemiplegia, Brain ParalysisOver 51111...112...4
69. General Paralysis of InsaneOver 512311211......6.....................12216
70. Other forms of InsanityOver 511............211
71. ChoreaUnder 5.........11...1
72. Cerebral TumourOver 5112112.........4.........11...n.........11
73. EpilepsyOver 521141121......711........................11114
74. Laryngismus StridulusUnder 5.........11...1
75. Locomotor AtaxyOver 5...11.........111
76. Paraplegia, Diseases of the Spinal CordOver 511211211112...7...112
77. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Brain or Nervous
SystemOver 5.........11...1...........................11
Organs of Special Sense.
78. Otitis, OtorrhœaUnder 511......11...2...........................11
79. Diseases of NoseOver 5.........11...1.........11
80. Diseases of Eyes, Ophthalmia
Circulatory System.
81. Pericarditis
82. Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the HeartUnder 511............1
Over 514121552171210195851'28455822...1314352920112591111211............746219
83. Hypertrophy of Heart
84. Angina PectorisOver 511......11...2
85. AneurismOver 5111113...11116...112.....................11
86. Senile GangreneOver 5...11.........1
87. Embolism, ThrombosisOver 5312622...113...11...11...............112
88. Phlebitis
89. Varicose Veins
90. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Heart and CirUnder 5...11......'...1
culatory SystemOver 51111......11311
Respiratory System.
91. LaryngitisUnder 5......112...2
92. Croup
93. Other Diseases of Larynx and TracheaOver 5...112.........2...11
94. Acute BronchitisUnder 5312621251151118...2011
Over 54152226...1 225...16...11
95. Chronic BronchitisOver 5157543132412511732229...59462214...............1133
96. Lobar Croupous PneumoniaUnder 5 112112111...7
Over 5 242412323210121i12...282151111...............1113
97. Lobular, Broncho-PneumoniaUnder 5843924342514511512213...5311......11
Over 533123...22...81111..................11
98. Pneumonia, form not statedJnder 5 1113...11...4
Over 53311811451111213...231136...1......11......123
99. Emphysema, AsthmaOver 5123...1......4
100. PleurisyUnder 511............1...........................11
Over 51231111......611
101. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Respiratory SystemOver 51111.........222
Digestive System.
102. Diseases of the Mouth and Annexa
103. Diseases of Pharynx
104. Diseases of œsophagusUnder 511............1..........................11
105. Ulcer of Stomach and DuodenumOver 5111113............411
106. Other Diseases of StomachUnder 5.........1[...1
Over 5...11.........
107. EnteritisUnder 511311351...1123...JL 1334...............112
Over 511220......4
108. AppendicitisUnder 5 j112......2...11...11
Over 512112...1113...7...23...1...............112
109. Obstruction of IntestineUnder 511............1...........................11
Over 511371122......11...111...1...1...............11
110. Other Diseases of IntestineOver 5.........11...1.........1...
111. Cirrhosis of LiverOver 512421251...10...11.....................11
112. Other Diseases of LiverOver 511211.........3..................1......11
113. PeritonitisUnder 5...11.........1...........................ij1
Over 5...112.........2...........................11
114. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Digestive OrgansOver 511......11...2..................1
Lymphatic System.
115. Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands.
Urinary System.
116. Acute NephritisOver 51111......21
117. Bright's DiseaseOver 5 41261313152131111412641161111..12115
118. Calculus
119. Diseases of Bladder and ProstateOver 522......11114
120. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Urinary SystemOver 5 ]11112.........31111
Reproductive System.
Generative Organs.
121. Diseases of Testis and Penis
122. Diseases of Ovaries
123. Diseases of Uterus and AppendagesOver 5.........11...1........................11
124. Diseases of Vagina & External Genital Organs
125. Diseases of Breast
Parturition.
126. Abortion, Miscarriage
127. Puerperal Mania
128. Puerperal ConvulsionsOver 5...11...11...211.......................11
129. Placenta Praevia, FloodingOver 5111
130. Puerperal Thrombosis
131. Other and Ill-def. Accidents of Pregnancy and Child Birth
Bones and Joints.
132. Arthritis, Ostitis, PeriostitisOver 511...1...1
133. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Osseous SystemOver 51111...2...1
Integumentary System.
134. Ulcer, Bedsore
135. Eczema
136. PemphigusUnder 51...1
137. Other and Ill-def. Dis. of Integumentary System...
EXTERNAL CAUSES.
Accidents or Negligence (total).
138. In Mines and Quarries
139. In Vehicular TrafficUnder 511211...311
Over 51124112......62212......................11
140. On RailwaysOver 51...111...2 •......11......11
141. On Ships, Boats & Docks, excluding drowningOver 51......l"......1........................11
142. In Building OperationsOver 512......3........................123
143. By MachineryOver 5......11...111
144. By Weapons and ImplementsOver 511........111
145. Burns and ScaldsUnder 5111111...3...112
Over 5....1211......311222
146. Poisons, Poisonous VapoursOver 511...1...11
147. Surgical Narcosis
148. Effects of Electric Shock
149. Corrosion by Chemicals
150. DrowningOver 511..112...4...............112
151. Suffocation, overlaid in bedUnder 52 11411113...8
152. Suffocation, otherwiseUnder 51113......3
Over 5111......2
153. Falls, not specifiedUnder 5 j1111.........2........................11
Over 5123...11...4112
154. Weather Agencies
155. Otherwise and not statedUnder 511............1
156. Homicide Suicide (total).Over 5......11......1
157. By PoisonOver 5111...211........................11
158. By Asphyxia
159. By Hanging and StrangulationOver 51111
160. By DrowningOver 5...111........................11
161. By Shooting
162. By Cut or StabOver 5...11.........1
163. By Precipitation from elevated places
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 5574030421692623252810218107175213191411571123822321118181124...12126...426.........685726
Over 51349572115416758661113335352119128742333747595624171014645033161931819142778111454417213221271146111134413534144
58543721619139621182123313611170