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, 1955.
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 "NonResidents" in Public Institutions 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 under 75 | 75 and upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton and Kidbrooke | St. Alfeee's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
Under 4 mths. | 4 mths. and undter 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 |
2 | Tuberculosis, Other | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
3 | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
4 | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
6 | Meningococcal Infections | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
8 | Measles | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 36 |
11 | Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 14 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 90 |
12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 25 | |
13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
14 | Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms | 84 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 143 |
15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 |
16 | Diabetes | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 |
17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 44 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 169 |
18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 107 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 39 | 27 | 38 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 107 |
19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 |
20 | Other Heart Disease | 128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 35 | 78 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 48 | 63 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180 |
21 | Other Circulatory Disease | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 101 |
22 | Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
23 | Pneumonia | 42 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 114 |
24 | Bronchitis | 56 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 |
26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 30 |
27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 |
28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 |
30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor-tion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
31 | Congenital Malformations | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 |
32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | 62 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 18 | 127 |
33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 |
34 | All other Accidents | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 26 |
35 | Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
36 | Homicide and Operations of War | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 827 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 5 | 44 | 207 | 219 | 314 | 328 | 147 | 32 | 320 | 320 | 23 | 49 | ... | 25 | 3 | 112 | 1,420 |
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.