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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 1957

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

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Table: TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1957.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1957.

No. in Short ListCauses of Death.Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the DistrictDeaths at all 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 Institutions 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 KldbrookeSt. Alfege's HospitalSeamen's HospitalMiller HospitalHerbert Military HospitalBrook HospitalOther InstitutionsOutside Institutions
Under 4 mths.4 mths. and under 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory9..................4122512121............325
2Tuberculosis, Other1............1...............1.........1..................2
3Syphilitic Disease1........................1...l.........1..................9
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough.....................................................................
6Meningococcal Infections1......1..............................11..................2
7Acute Poliomyelitis..................................................................5
8Measles2......1......1...............11.....................2...
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases..................................................................5
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach23..................1126456111111............244
11Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus41..................4219714621913...1...6...888
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast14..................443392...36...............321
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus5.....................32...21...21..................11
14Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms104.........212934243229196503666...2123188
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia4............2......2......l1...2..................410
16Diabetes5.....................22121...22...............211
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System851...............113313929153384422...218189
18Coronary Disease, Angina109..................436363339126522261...1612179
19Hypertension with Heart Disease20..................1421372...116...............229
20Other Heart Disease96..................21796834215364645......15203
21Other Circulatory Disease48..................11410232251202152...1...3128
22Influenza5..................21...212...22...............111
23Pneumonia411.........21...482514101162332...1...5143
24Bronchitis7413...............18292326202262863...1...6129
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System7.....................1245......23............1...19
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum24.....................879541141341...1...144
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea81..................2236......22...2...3...112
28Nephritis and Nephrosis7...............1122121132...2.........317
29Hyperplasia of Prostate3...........................31...11......2.........17
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor-tion1...............1...............1......1..................1
31Congenital Malformations1032......121...1...3...162.........2...418
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases68231............21252524185212716...1119146
33Motor Vehicle Accidents6...............2...11211131...1...1...332
34All other Accidents14............11352255...45...1...22325
35Suicide14..................453235155...1.........121
36Homicide and Operations of War1..................1.........1........................1...1
Totals8513062281145222199326297160413533273938...24141251,775