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 1922
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in Whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities at all Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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'n'ch & Dept-| ford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 244 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 87 | 99 | 74 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 48 | 10 | 8 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 46 | 218 |
UnCertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 10 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 35 | |
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cerebro-Spina! Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | .. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 13 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 19 | |
Bronchitis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | ... .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 12 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Heart | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 27 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 76 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 21 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 70 | |||
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
244 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 67 | 87 | 99 | 74 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 48 | 10 | 8 | .. | 8 | 1 | 46 | 218 |