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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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
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 "NonResidents" 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 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diphtheria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | 3 | .. | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 25 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 44 |
Diabetes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
Heart Disease | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 44 |
Aneurysm | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Bronchitis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .. | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 20 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
Peptic Ulcer | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Appendicitis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Puerperal Sepsis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Senility | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 5 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 17 |
Suicide | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Other Violence | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 20 | |
Other Defined Causes | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 38 | |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
267 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 63 | 122 | 99 | 73 | 18 | 77 | 80 | 8 | 16 | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | 50 | 340 |
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.