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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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The following table showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied by the Registar-General, and is included in accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of Health's Circular No. 834:-
| Causes of Death. | Sex | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occuring within or without 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 under 75. | 75 and over. | ||
| All Cause | M | 576 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 73 | 163 | 108 | 106 |
| F | 539 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 62 | 129 | 104 | 136 | |
| Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-Pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | M | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | M | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| F | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c. | M | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| F | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 83 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 22 |
| F | 85 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 27 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | M | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| F | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 35 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| F | 39 | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 19 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 45 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 29 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach Duodenum | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhæa, &c. | M | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| F | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| A. & Cr. Nephritis | M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Sepis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturitior. | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Mal-formation, including Prem-ature Birth | M | 30 | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Other Deaths from Violence | M | 29 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 84 | 8 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 27 |
| F | 113 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 39 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |