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, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1946.
No. in Short List | Causes of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or 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 In-stitutions 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 | Bennett's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital L.C.C. | Other | Outside Institutions | |||
1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
3 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
4 | Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15 |
5 | Diphtheria | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 67 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 21 | 29 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 63 |
7 | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 |
8 | Syphilitic Disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 |
9 | Influenza | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
10 | Measles | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
12 | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
13M | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 |
13F | Cancer of Uterus | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |
14 | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 28 |
15 | Cancer of Breast | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 97 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 42 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 153 |
17 | Diabetes | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 |
18 | Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 34 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 100 |
19 | Heart Disease | 240 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 53 | 178 | 89 | 65 | 13 | 73 | 96 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 35 | 284 |
20 | Other Diseases of the Circu- latory System | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 58 |
21 | Bronchitis | 40 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 25 |
22 | Pneumonia | 58 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 32 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 98 |
23 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 7 | ... | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 32 |
24 | Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 28 |
25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 28 |
26 | Appendicitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 27 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
28 | Nephritis | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ... | 5 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 |
29 | Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
30 | Other Maternal Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
31 | Premature Birth | .24 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
32 | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease | 15 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 |
5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
33 | Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 4 | ||||||||
6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Road Traffic Accidents | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ||||||||
1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Other Violent Causes | 24 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 14 | ... | ||||||
l | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
36 | All Other Causes | 37 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 16 | ... | ||||||
874 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 233 | 474 | 325 | 220 | 49 | 280 | 415 | 9 | 14 | — | 3 | 7 | 137 | 1,277 |
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.