London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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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 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. | Greenwich and Deptfrd.Hospt). | Seamen's Hospital. | Miller Hospital. | HerbertMilitary Hospital. | Brook Hospital. .m.a.B. | Cottage Hospital. | Other Institutions. | Outside Institutions. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 258 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 60 | 79 | 113 | 68 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 213 | |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small-Pox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Influenza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Polio Myelitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) ) | 27 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 34 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nephritis & Bl ight's Disease | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Preg- nancy and Partu- rition | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Prema-ture Birth | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suicides | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Heart Disease | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 70 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 80 | ||||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 258 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 60 | 79 | 113 | 68 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 213 | |||