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 ot "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 6 | 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 Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | 154 | 34 | 46 | 31 | 72 | 144 | 262 | 457 | 513 | 329 | 93 | 243 | 22 | 255 | 49 | 22 | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 219 | 947 | ||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 28 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | ||||
Diphtheria and Croup | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | |||
Influenza | 24 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |||
Dysentery | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||
Post Basic Meningitis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 106 | .. | 3 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 71 | |||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 16 | ||
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 113 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 5 | 24 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 20 | 118 | ||||
Bronchitis | 91 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 30 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 29 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 52 | ||
Broncho-Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 51 | |||
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 31 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 32 | |||||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | |||
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 24 | 18 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 16 | ||||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | ||
Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 23 | ||||
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | ||
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 61 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 34 | ||||
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 53 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 9 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | ||||||
Suicides | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Heart Disease | 94 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 50 | ||||||
Other Defined Diseases | 401 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 76 | 253 | 183 | 109 | 73 | 119 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 69 | 379 | ||||||
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
154 | 34 | 46 | 31 | 72 | 144 | 457 | 513 | 329 | 93 | 243 | 22 | 255 | 49 | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 219 | 947 |
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.