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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. The following table shows the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—

DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. The following table shows the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—

No. in Short List.Causes or DeathSexDeaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.
All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.
All CausesM502436450137262
F37017424293212
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM• ••.........•••......
F.....................
2.Cerebro-spinal FeverM.....................
F.....................
3.Scarlet FeverM.....................
F.....................
4.Whooping CoughM11...............
F1...1............
5.DiphtheriaM.....................
F2...2............
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM42...1...16232
F22......1741
7.Other forms of TuberculosisM9...233...1
F21...............
8.Syphilitic DiseaseM5............22
F3............12
9.InfluenzaM3...1.........2
F1...............1
10.MeaslesM.....................
F.....................
11.Ac: Poliomyelitis and Pol ioencephali tisM.....................
F.....................
12.Ac: Infectious EncephalitisM.........
F.....................
13.Cancer of Bucc. Cav. and Oeaoph. UterusM6............33
F13.........292
14.Cancer of Stomach and DuodenumM11............65
F6...............6
15.Cancer of BreastM1...............1
F5............31
16.Cancer of all other sitesM58.........72526
F29.........11513
17.DiabetesM1............1...
F5.........113
18.Intra-cranial Vascular LesionsM29.........l622
F31............526
19Heart DiseaseM137.........431102
F99.........31481
20.Other diseases of Circulatory SystemM25.........3814
F19............415
21.BronchitisM271.........818
F312......1721
22.PneumoniaM237......2410
F132......128
23.Other Respiratory DiseasesM8............44
F5.........122
24.Ulcer of Stomach or DuodenumM8.........233
F4............13
25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years)M22...............
F.....................
26.AppendicitisM1...............1
F.....................
27.Other Digestive DiseasesM151.........211
F1211......46
28.NephritisM7.........214
F12.........264
29.Puerperal and Post-abortive SepsisF.....................
30.Other Maternal CausesF3.........3......
31.Premature BirthM1515...............
F55...............
32.Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, etc.M15131............
F54...1.........
33.SuicideM6.........213
F8.........431
34.Road Traffic AccidentsM5...11111
F4.........121
35.Other Violent CausesM112......324
F72.........23
36.All Other CausesM311......1623
F23.........4712