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 1923
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ended 31st March, 1923.
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 Certified Causes Uncertified | 328 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 81. | 112 | 144 | 103 | 26 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 15 | 9 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 48 | 258 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .... | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | I |
Ophthalmia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 25 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 37 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 31 |
Bronchitis | 31 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .... | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 |
Pneumonia (all other forms) Other Diseases of Respira- | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 |
tory Organs | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Nephritis and Bright's Dis-ease | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Accidents and Dis-eases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Heart Disease | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 |
Other Defined Diseases | 89 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 20 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 84 |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
328 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 81 | 112 | 144 | 103 | 26 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 15 | 9 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 48 | 258 |