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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 1915
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
SUMMARY
Causes of, and Ages at, death during the 13 weeks ending
2nd october, 1916.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District (at subjoined Ages). | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions (Residents). | l'otal 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 causes | Certified | 1690 | 238 | 100 | 78 | 72 | 132 | 257 | 363 | 451 | 628 | 449 | 193 | 296 | 124 | 243 | 88 | 45 | 114 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 1177 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Euteric Fever | 7* | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4* | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1* | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 46 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 21 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | ||||
| Whooping Cough ... | 43 | 16 | 15 | 12 | ... | ... | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Diphtheria & Croup | 14 | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | ||
| Iufluenza | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal ^ Fever ) | 28 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 36 | ||
| Beri-Beri | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningocial Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Posterior Basal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other allied Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||||||||
| Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 151 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 71 | 40 | 3 | 50 | 45 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 123 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 21 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 67 | |
| Bronchitis | 13-5 | 21 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 32 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 69 | ||
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 65 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 19 | |||
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 81 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 49 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 20 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 57 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | x | 22 | 15 | 11 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 19 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Alcoholism | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 47 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 40 | ||
| Puerperal Fever Other accidents | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ||
| and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital De-bility and Malformation, including Pre | 89 | 82 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 37 | 27 | 13 | 12 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | |
| mature Birth Violent Deaths,ex- eluding Suicide | 119 | 5 | ... | 8 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 114 | |
| Suicides | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Other defined Diseases | 559 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 152 | 269 | 220 | 146 | 60 | 114 | 19 | 121 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 80 | 465 | ||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1690 | 238 | 100 | 78 | 72 | 132 | 257 | 363 | 450 | 628 | 449 | 193 | 296 | 124 | 243 | 58 | 45 | 114 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 1177 | |||
* 1 Naval man.