Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Al! 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'n'ch. & Deptford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military' Hospital | Brook Hospital, M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Tnstitutions | |||
Certified | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | |||
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Malaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 27 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Other Tuberculous | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 22 | |
Bronchitis | 21 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 14 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Accidents & Diseases of Pregnancy, Parturitior | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Debility anc Malformation, including Premature Birth | 20 | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | ' 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Heart Diseass | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 12 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | |
Other Defined Diseases . | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 76 | |
Diseases ill-defined or un known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
285 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 78 | 92 | 121 | 78 | 27 | 56 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 7 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 232 |