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 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.