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 of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurr-incin or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Realdenti" or " Non-Residents ' in Public In-stitutions 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 Hospltnl | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospltnl | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | 279 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 112 | 127 | 71 | 18 | 58 | 5 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 41 | 244 | ||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
WhoopingCough | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cerebro-SpinalFever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Post Basic Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | |
TuberculousMeningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
RheumaticFever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 36 | |||
Bronchitis | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | |
Broncho- Pneumonia | 14 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | |
Pneumonia (nil otlier forms) | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | |
Other Disease ofReepirntory Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
8 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | ||
AppendicitismillTyphlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | ||||
I'uerpend fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Congential Debility and Malformation, Including Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | |||
16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Disease | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
101 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 25 | 65 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 102 | ||
Disease ill-defined or un known | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
279 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 112 | 127 | 71 | 18 | 58 | 5 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 41 | 244 |
Note All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e person resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The transferable
deaths of non-resident, i.e of person resident elsewhere in england and wales, and who died in the borough in like manner have been
excluded.