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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Cancer.
This disease was responsible for a total of 161 deaths for the
year. The number of deaths in 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930 and 1929
were 162, 155, 160, 150 and 150 respectively.
The distribution of deaths were as follows:—69 in East
Greenwich, 50 in West Greenwich, 29 in Charlton and Kidbrooke
and 13 in St. Nicholas, Deptford.
DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
Heart Disease.—Once again the deaths from this cause occupy
the principal place in the classification of diseases, there being 209
deaths under this class as compared with 193 for the year 1933.
MORTUARY. The Council's Mortuary was erected in 1904, and is situate adjacent to the Coroner's Court in Lamb Lane. The number of bodies dealt with since 1920 is shown below : —
| Year | Drowned Bodies from River | Other ' Bodies | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 14 | 175 | 189 |
| 1921 | 15 | 152 | 167 |
| 1922 | 14 | 166 | 180 |
| 1923 | 12 | 170 | 182 |
| 1924 | 21 | 182 | 203 |
| 1925 | 17 | 204 | 221 |
| 1926 | 23 | 214 | 237 |
| 1927 | 9 | 275 | 284 |
| 1928 | 10 | 351 | 361 |
| 1929 | 4 | 317 | 321 |
| 1930 | 12 | 218 | 230 |
| 1931 | 17 | 128 | 145 |
| 1932 | 11 | 151 | 162 |
| 1933 | 10 | 130 | 140 |
| 1934 | 8 | 226 | 234 |