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 o | istitutions | 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 | Offier— Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||||
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Measles | i | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||||
Whooping Cough | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | |||||
Diphtheria and Croup | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |||||||
Influenza | 64 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 18 | ... | 1 | 14 | 50 | ||||
Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 12 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 12 | 28 | ||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .1 | 7 | ||||
Cancer, malignant disease | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 25 | ||
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Diabetes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
Heart Disease | 97 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 59 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 77 |
Arterio-Sclerosis | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | ||
Bronchitis | 53 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 26 | |
Pneumonia (all oilier forms) | 73 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 6 | l | ... | l | ... | ... | 7 | 85 | |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 16 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 30 | |
Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Other Defined Diseases | 73 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 65 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
566 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 125 | 277 | 237 | 154 | 50 | 111 | 14 | 156 | 18 | 6 | ... | 11 | 1 | 9 | 104 | 522 | |
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. |