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 cr 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diphtheria | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 13 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Cancer | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 57 |
Diabetes | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Cerebral Hasmorrhage | 17 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 21 |
Heart Disease | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 39 |
Aneurysm | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 |
Bronchitis | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 27 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |
Peptic Ulcer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Diarrhoea . . | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
Appendicitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 |
Ac. & Cr. Nephritis | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Puerperal Sepsis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Senility | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
Suicide | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Violence | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 15 |
Other Defined Causes | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 36 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
277 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 77 | 107 | 116 | 75 | 20 | 66 | 97 | 13 | 8 | .. | 7 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 353 |
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.