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 1948

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

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No. in Short List.SexDeaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.
Causes of DeathAll Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.
All CausesM473293545129262
F38615453690236
1Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM.....................
F.....................
2.Cerebro-spinal FeverM.....................
F.....................
3.Scarlet FeverM.....................
F.....................
4.Whooping CoughM11...............
F.....................
5.DiphtheriaM.....................
F.....................
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM33.........17133
F191531
7.Other forms of TuberculosisM61...131...
F2............1
8.Syphilitic Disease ...M5...............5
F..................
9.InfluenrpM..................
F..................
10.MeaslesM..................
F..................
11.Ac : Poliomyelitis and PolioencephalitisM..................
F..................
12.Ac : Infectious EncephalitisM..................
F1......1.......
13.Cancer of Bucc. Cav. and Oesoph. UterusM3.........12
F6.........42
14.Cancer of Stomach and DuodenumM12......147
F8......125
15.Cancer of BreastM..................
F12............75
16.Cancer of all other sitesM68......33035
F36......I1421
17.DiabetesM2............2
F2............2
18.Intra- cranial Vascular LesionsM35......1430
F40.........1327
19Heart DiseaseM124...143881
F127......423100
20.Other diseases of Circulatory SystemM23.........320
F13.........310
21.BronchitisM41......31027
F21.........318
22.PneumoniaM185.........48
F152......1110
23.Other Respiratory DiseasesM6............42
F4.........*22
24.Ulcer of Stomach or DuodenumM9............27
F3.........111
25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years)M11...............
F1l............
26.AppendicitisM1......1......
F...............
27.Other Digestive DiseasesM112......135
F12......1035
28.NephritisM11.........425
F7.........124
29.Puerperal and Post-abortive SepsisF1.........1......
30.Other Maternal CausesF1.........1......
31.Premature BirthM66...............
F44............
32.Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, etc.M1110.........1...
F77...............
33.SuicideM2.........11...
F2............11
34.Road Traffic AccidentsM5...21......3
F4......2......2
35.Other Violent CausesM141...1336
F121...11...8
36.All Other CausesM251......4514
F26......16811