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Greenwich 1960

[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, 1960.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1960.

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 Institutions in the District
Under 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
All AgesUnder 4 mths.4 mths. and under 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory3..................1...1111...11...............111
2Tuberculosis, Other...............................................................2
3Syphilitic Disease2.....................11......1............1............4
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough.....................................................................
6Meningococcal Infections.....................................................................
7Acute Poliomyelitis..................................................................1
8Measles1.....................1.........1..................1...
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases..................................................................1
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach25..................26116651135111...436
11Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus60..................325221023102252653...316102
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast15..................11031441662......219
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus10.....................44251133......17
14Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms96.........1......9332429312014439310...7...18157
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia9.........1......231234...2...22...2...212
16Diabetes5..................142...3..."4...............10
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System124...............232141575923537655.8...3...10246
18Coronary Disease, Angina149..................3465446621916736210...1121113
18Hypertension with Heart Disease14..................1763110412...1...114
20Other Heart Disease120..................212258046245454533...312204
21Other Circulatory Disease: 5..................1818271517231611...111088
22Influenza......................................................123
23Pneumonia58..................18173022115203824...i...10
24Bronchitis49...............1...913251895172211...2...379
25 26 27Other Diseases of Respiratory System6.....................2311......51.........1......13
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum14..................143641...910.........1......20
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea5.....................1314......13.........1......9
28 29Nephritis and Nephrosis3........................1211...12...............16
Hyperplasia of Prostate2........................111......11...............17
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion1...............1.....................1..................1 82
31Congenital Malformations .107......11...............21...71.........1...25
32 33Other defined and ill-defined Diseases5411.........151116192463211837...6...12120
Motor Vehicle Accidents7...............12134...34...1.........220
34All other Accidents15...............151447413613......2237
35Suicide14...............57119...144............1413
36Homicide and Operations of War.....................................................................
Totals926212132114221526536435316733373360286913391331,503

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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 oeen exciu e