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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: The following table showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied' by the Registrar-General, and is included in accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of Health's Circular No. 939.

The following table showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied' by the Registrar-General, and is included in accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of Health's Circular No. 939.

Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.
Causes of Death-Sex.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 CausesM708871517223286195139135
F680491211172963152145202
Enteric FeverM..............................
F1...............1.........
Small-PoxM..............................
F..............................
MeaslesM5221..................
F2...1l..................
Scarlet FeverM..............................
F..............................
Whooping CoughM105221...............
F84121...............
DiphtheriaM5...113...............
F11......25211......
InfluenzaM30.........116877
F412.........1512813
Encephalitis LethargicaM1..................1......
F1...............1.........
Meningococcal MeningitisM1...........................
F..............................
Tuberculosis of RespiratorySystemM63............112526...1
F47............1520912
Other Tuberculous DiseasesM5......2...11.........
F7......1...231......
Cancer, malignant diseaseM83......2...15332220
F73............15312016
Rheumatic FeverM3...1.........2.........
F1.........1...............
DiabetesM5..................113
F10...............1261
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c.M17..................665
F32..................6719
Heart DiseaseM131............28345135
F137............29264753
Arterio-SclerosisM21...............1668
F23..................3713
BronchitisM363111...213312
F391......1...23923
Pneumonia (all forms)M651273...18131110
F6515622l181317
Other Respiratory DiseasesM111......1......522
F5..................212
Ulcer of Stomach DuodenumM12...............273...
F4...............13......
Diarrhoea, &c.M87..................1...
F961...............2...
AppendicitisM4.........22............
F1............1............
Cirrhosis of Liver ...M2..................11...
F3..................3......
A. & Cr. NephritisM23............42575
F15...............1743
Puerperal SepsisM..............................
F..............................
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and ParturitionM..............................
F2...............2.........
Congenital Debility and Mal-formation, including Prem-ature BirthM2424........................
F1515........................
SuicidesM3...............12......
F7...............151...
Other Deaths from ViolenceM451124491077
F22...11312644
Other Defined DiseasesM9512...36514241120
F99622437241536
Diseases ill-defined or unknownM..............................
F..............................