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Greenwich 1953

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

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1953.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1953.

No. in Short ListCauses of Death.Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring witliin or without the DistrictDeaths at ail Ages of " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the DistrictDeaths of " Residents " in Public InstitutionsTotal Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non- Residents " in Public In- stitutions in the District
All AgesUnder 11 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwardsGreenwich EastGreenwich WestSt. Nicholas, DeptfordCharlton and Kidbrooke1 St. Alfege's HospitalSeamen's HospitalMiller HospitalHerbert Military HospitalBrook HospitalOther InstitutionsOutside Institutions
Under 4 mths.4 mths. and under 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory16..................3841343632............746
2Tuberculosis, Other2..................2.........11.........1...............6
3Syphilitic Disease3........................2...1......21.....................13
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough2...2...........................1...1............1......3
6Meningococcal Infections1......1..............................1.....................1
7Acute Poliomyolitis1............1........................1............1......3
8Measles.....................................................................
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases2.........1.........1.........1...11.........1......6
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach33..................11499125214121......1......43
11Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus27..................31671105111642...2...358
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast12..................314432...74...............418
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus11..................172151142...2.........28
14Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms76..................232241825175292056...1...21128
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia10.........2......124131...65...1...3......15
16Diabetes2........................112.........1..................7
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous Svstem88...............1...17254528244322823...4310173
18Coronary Disease, Angina96..................426363038184361312...2113104
19Hypertension with Heart Disease28..................135191181811...1.........141
20Other Heart Disease113...............1217286551178374523...1110157
21Other Circulatory Disease63...............129222924144213211......114137
22Influenza15..................114955...51...............13
23Pneumonia3222...............711101042161832.........286
24Bronchitis791...............2162634331612915...2......l586
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System8...1............13212...154.........1...213
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum14.....................66271...6713.........234
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea51...1............21...12...22.........1......12
28Nephritis and Nephrosis10...............135...141...531......1...11 6
29Hyperplasia of Prostate8.....................1253......57...............120
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor-tion..................................................................1
31Congenital Malformations74...............1......3......44...............313
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases49921...11189172061221621...1...14146
33Motor Vehicle Accidents11............21322113251.........2...826
34All other Accidents12............11213432...77.........1...325
35Suicide11............1...343...33...5...2.........38
36Homicide and Operations of War.....................................................................
Totals847177356742210242308312162403332692631...2471311,446

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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.