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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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It should be mentioned that the Table refers to deaths during the calendar year, whereas the Tables appearing in the Appendix of this Report relate to the weekly Returns furnished by the local Registrars.
| 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 Causes | M | 603 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 64 | 171 | 112 | 107 |
| F | 556 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 134 | 110 | 149 | |
| Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-Pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | M | 13 | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | M | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | l | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 63 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | 20 | 21 | 5 | ... |
| F | 45 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 29 | 23 | 15 |
| F | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 14 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | 17 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 105 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 31 |
| F | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 29 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | M | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| F | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| F | 29 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 49 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | ... |
| F | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | l | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 |
| F | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach Duodenum | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| A. & Cr. Nephritis | M | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition. | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | M | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other Deaths from Violence | M | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | F | 19 | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| M | 89 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 22 | |
| F | 88 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 35 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |