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
This page requires JavaScript
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 & Deptford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 288 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 81 | 117 | 124 | 88 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 55 | 232 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | ||
Influenza | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cerebrospinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 38 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 27 | |
Bronchitis | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 15 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
Other Disees of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 14 | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Disease | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | |
Other Defined Diseases . | 99 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 56 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 20 | 87 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
288 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 81 | 117 | 124 | 88 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 55 | 232 |