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Greenwich 1921

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921

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Table: BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ended31st December, 1921.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ended31st December, 1921.

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. Hosptl.Seamen's Hospital.Miller Hospital.HerbertMilitary Hospital.Brook Hospital. M.A.B.Cottage Hospital.Other Institutions.Outside Institutions.
All Certified359432112171742911161549429701269887ll64305
causes Uncertified.....................................................................
Enteric Fever..................................................................1
Small-Pox........................................................................
Measles32...1.....................3.........1........................1
Scarlet Fever1......1......................................................15
Whooping Cough4...4...............31.........3.....................4
Diphtheria and Croup15...528...............11..................7......632
Influenza5......11111212......1........................3
Erysipelas1.....................1......1......1.....................1
Cerebro-Spinal Fever........................................................................
Dysentery1.................................1...........................1...
Malaria........................................................................
Acute Polio Myelitis.....................................................................
Phthisis (Put. Tuberculosis32......1...9911210859...92...............531
T uberculous Meningitis Other Tuberculous21............1......11.........1.....................3
Diseases..................................................................5
Rheumatic Fever.....................................................................
Cancer, malignant disease33.........113161212939...4...1............726
Bronchitis3.241.........28171312...7...6..................123
Broncho-Pneumonia25382......1658105117...1............214
Pneumonia (all other forms2031......183487...5...111.........l611
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs1..................11............1..................1
Diarrhoea & Enteritis119...1.........1321411133
Appendicitis and Typhlitis1...............1......1............1.....................3
Alcoholism..................................................................
Cirrhosis of l.iver1...............111.....................1
Nephritis & Bright's Disease12............134444132..................23
Puerperal Fever1............11........................12
Other Accidents and Diseases of Preg- nancy and Partu-rition.....................................................................
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Prema- ture Birth2017111............105...3...3..................54
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide91231i141112221113
Suicides.....................................................................
Heart Disease38.........113171612104935..................715
Other Defined Diseases913112192450471921851933......l...16100
Diseases ill-defined or unknown.....................................................................
35943211217174291116154942970126988...7...l64305