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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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 & Deptford Hospital | Seamen's Hospitnl | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 1119 | 129 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 81 | 140 | 271 | 402 | 469 | 352 | 97 | 167 | 34 | 239 | 56 | 24 | .. | 9 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 924 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Measles | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | |
Diphtheria | 11 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 36 | |
Influenza | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Ophthalmia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 115 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90 | 61 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 127 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 13 | 52 | 56 | 53 | 43 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 31 | 108 | |
Bronchitis | 75 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 53 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 15 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 31 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 47 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 37 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 39 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 40 | |
Other Diseases of.Respira tory Organs | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 16 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | |
Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 28 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 23 | |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 60 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 37 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 32 | 7 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 42 | |
Suicides | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | |
Heart Disease | 108 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 18 | 38 | 41 | 53 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | 62 | |
Other Defined Diseases . | 351 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 85 | 197 | 143 | 118 | 28 | 47 | 15 | 89 | 21 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 61 | 343 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1119 | 129 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 81 | 140 | 271 | 402 | 469 | 352 | 97 | 167 | 34 | 239 | 56 | 24 | .. | 9 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 924 |