London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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The sites of the affected parts were:—
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 7 |
| Cancer of Uterus | 9 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 19 |
| Cancer of Breast | 4 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 98 |
| 137 |
Intra-Cranial Lesions of Vascular Origin.—This class
which includes deaths arising from Cerebral Haemmorhage, Thrombosis, Hemiplegia, etc., was responsible for a total of 71 deaths.
Of this number 15 died between the ages of 45-65 years and 53 from
65 years and upwards.
Diseases of the Circulatory System—Heart Disease.—As
usual, the deaths from this cause oooupied the principal place in
the classification of diseases.
There were 240 deaths under this class as compared with 226
for the previous year. Eighty-nine were allocated to East Greenwioh, 65 to West Greenwich, 13 to St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 73 to
Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.—Bronchitis was
responsible for 40 deaths, and Pneumonia (all forms) 58 as compared
with the total of 85 for the year 1945. The distribution of the
deaths were, 30 in East Greenwich, 17 in West Greenwich, 10 in
St. Nicholas, Deptford, and 41 Charlton and Kidbrooke.
Deaths from Violence.—The number of deaths from this
cause numbered 46. Of these 14 were from Suicide, 8 due to Road
Traffic Accidents and 24 from various Violent Causes.