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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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1—2 Weeks | 2—3 Weeks | 3—4 Weeks | Total under I Month | 1—3 Months | 3—6 Months | 6—9 Months | 9—12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria—Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Acute Polio Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, otherwise | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Actelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Premature Birth | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 90 | |
Boys 59
Girls 31
90