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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The inset table showing the causes of deatths at all ages has been supplied by the Registeae-Geneal and is included in accordance with the Ministey of Health's request.
| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Deaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 find under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and over. | ||
| All Causes | M | 534 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 165 | 151 | 161 | |
| F | 424 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 75 | 116 | 180 | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 4 | Diphtheria | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 8 | Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Othei Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 18 | 12 |
| F | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 16 | Diabetes | M | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 3 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| F | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 27 | 24 | ||
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
| F | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 20 | Other Heart Disease | M | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 |
| F | 80 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 54 | ||
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | M | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| F | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 22 | Influenza | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 23 | Pneumonia | M | 29 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| F | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Bronchitis | M | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 21 | 16 |
| F | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |
| 30 | Pregnancy. Childbirth, abortion | F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | M | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | M | 38 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | 6 | |
| F | 26 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 34 | All other Accidents | M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||