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Greenwich 1959

[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, 1959.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1959.

Causes 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 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 KidbrookeSt. Alfege's HospitalSeamen's HospitalMiller HospitalHerbert Military HospitalBrook HospitalOther InstitutionsOutside Institutions
Under 4 mths.4 mths. and under 1 yr.
Tuberculosis, Respiratory10..................25214...241...1...1...524
Tuberculosis, Other2............1......1......11......1.........1......4
Syphilitic Disease3.....................2...11......22...............14
Diphtheria.....................................................................
Whooping Cough..................................................................l
Meningococcal Infections1...1..............................1........................1
Acute Poliomyelitis.....................................................................
Measles.....................................................................
Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases..................................................................5
Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach28.....................111071051129...3...21239
Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus52..................1281581493261623...4...8113
Malignant Neoplasm, Breast13.....................61642163...............312
Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus2..................2...............111...............14
Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms75..................322252524116343216.........14140
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia4............1......11121...121............110
Diabetes4.....................22...21...1211............13
Vascular Lesions of Nervous System99..................323324135227354318...218223
Coronary Disease, Angina123..................841334147185533113...1217120
Hypertension with Heart Disease13........................8554136...2.........132
Other Heart Disease124..................419326942197565446...31010228
Other Circulatory Disease48.....................11142314124182124...1...893
Influenza6............1......32.........6..................23
Pneumonia73...1.........1...10164537133204942...417178
Bronchitis72.....................15273025172282226...33384
Other Diseases of Respiratory System9.....................3514......5...11...11213
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum9.....................23452...2611...1......28
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea4.....................1...3211...2...............18
Nephritis and Nephrosis7..................221232...212...1...118
Hyperplasia of Prostate8........................1731...45...1............16
Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor-tion1..................1..................1..................1...
Congenital Malformations ...11421...1......3......32...61.........1...8l7
Other defined and ill-defined Diseases511031...143129819111202226...3...11122
Motor Vehicle Accidents8......1...1212111151...3...1...334
All other Accidents122...1.........222372...34.........12325
Suicide7...............1...32132112...2.........17
Homicide and Operations of War.....................................................................
Totals8791674...4833226246335317159483553382461...31211221,619

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N0TE—All 'Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., persons resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The transferable
Icaths 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