London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Causes of Deaths. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurr-ing 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 & Dept ford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital j | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 25 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Influenza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men ngococcal Meningitis | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 108 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 87 | ||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 147 | 1 | 65 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 144 | |||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c | 57 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Heart Disease | 200 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 115 | 86 | 45 | 42 | 7 | 48 | 6 | 25 | 138 | ||||||||
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 52 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 49 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 79 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 101 | |||
| Other Respiratory Disease? | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea, &c. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Appendicitis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 40 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 43 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 52 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | J9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 62 | ||||||
| Suicides | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 177 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 89 | 84 | 45 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 207 | ||||
| Diseases ill-delined or unknown | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1148 | 95 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 73 | 107 | 305 | 471 | 486 | 324 | 85 | 224 | 29 | 291 | 44 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 224 | ||||
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.