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 Holli Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | under 1 | 1d under 2 | 2d under 5 | 5d under 15 | 15d under 25 | 25d under 45 | 45d under 65 | 65d upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St Nicholas, ptford | Marlton | Brooke | Gr'rh and Dept. for Hospital | Camen's Hospital | Mir Hospital | Heart Military Hospital | Dr. k Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other stitutions | Outside stitutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 1313 | 121 | 54 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 150 | 301 | 481 | 504 | 412 | 135 | 222 | 40 | 269 | 56 | 37 | .. | 35 | 4 | 12 | 187 | 1179 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 29 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 36 | |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 29 | |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 25 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 42 | .. | 1 | 23 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 12 | 122 | |
Influenza | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 23 | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cerebro-Spina! Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentery | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 120 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 40 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 22 | .. | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 62 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 115 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 105 | |
Bronchitis | 132 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 25 | 93 | 55 | 40 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 82 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 94 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 51 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 60 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 65 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 29 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | .. | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 30 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 59 | 56 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 24 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 48 . | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 57 | |
Suicides | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Heart | 116 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 55 | 49 | 31 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 77 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 346 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 77 | 210 | 139 | 100 | 22 | 68 | 17 | 93 | 11 | 11 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 321 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1313 | 121 | 54 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 150 | 301 | 481 | 504 | 412 | 135 | 222 | 40 | 269 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 187 | 1179 |