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 30th June, 1923.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in Whole District at Subjoined Ages | Deaths in Localities at all ages | Deaths is Pdbi.ic Institutions. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||
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All Apes | 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. | Cottn ge Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
All Certified Cause. Uncertified | 279 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 41 | 60 | 98 | 112 | 95 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 231 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 |
Influenza | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | i | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 15 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other 'Tuberc ulous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | .1 | 7 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 ' | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Pneumonia (all other forms) Other Diseases of Respira | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
tory Organs | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Nephritis and Bright's Dis-ease | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 |
Puerpera.1 Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
OtherAccidentsandDis-eases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .." | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Heart Disease | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 9 | .. | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 19 |
Other Defined Diseases . | 85 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 87 |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
279 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 41 | 60 | 98 | 112 | 95 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 231 |