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]
This page requires JavaScript
BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death, during the Quarter ended 1st April, 1933.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 C5 | 65 and upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton and Kidbrooke | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital L.C.C. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Diphtheria | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
Influenza | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 45 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 31 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer | 31 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | .. | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 38 |
Diabetes | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Heart Disease | 71 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | 11 | 49 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 38 |
Aneurysm | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 34 |
Bronchitis | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 16 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 55 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Peptic Ulcer | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •.. • | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Appendicitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Puerperal Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Senility | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Violence | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 20 |
Other Defined Causes | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 26 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
398 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 96 | 185 | 156 | 99 | 29 | 114 | 117 | 10 | 9 | .. | 6 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 434 |
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.