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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 1956
[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, 1956.
| 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 Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | £5 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | Greenwich East | I Greenwich West | 1 St. Nicholas, Deptford | Chariton and Kidbrooke | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
| Under 4 mths. | 4 mths. and undtr 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 8 | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | 7 | 8 | i | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | 89 |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 92 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 165 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | |
| 16 | Diabetes | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 25 | 19 | 41 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 178 |
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 22 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 113 |
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 20 | Other Heart Disease | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 19 | 21 | 65 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 54 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 225 |
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 85 |
| 22 | Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 79 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 19 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 187 | |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 70 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 68 | |
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 24 |
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Pro tenancy, Childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | 12 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 19 | ||
| 32 | Other defined find ill-defined Diseases | 54 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 138 | |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 |
| 34 | All other Accidents | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| 35 | Suioide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 874 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 212 | 234 | 349 | 325 | 152 | 47 | 350 | 337 | 22 | 66 | ... | 16 | 12 | 119 | 1,544 | |||||