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 1924
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
Causes or Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents ' 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 Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert M ilitary Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Tnstiti'tinnfi | |||
All Causes | 211 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 70 | 93 | 57 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 48 | 158 | |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 32 | |
Bronchitis | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Disease | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 73 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 34 | 19 | .. | 19 | 1 | 22 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 58 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
211 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 70 | 93 | 57 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 158 |
Note. -All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., persons resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The transferable
deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales, and who died in the Borough in like manner have been
excluded.