Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| 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 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 Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | ... | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 28 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Heart Disease | 59 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 40 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 | ||
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Diarrhoea, &c. | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Othir Defined Diseases | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | 11 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 52 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 289 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 78 | 119 | 125 | 83 | 24 | 53 | 4 | 85 | 13 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 43 | 293 | |
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..