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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 1962

[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, 1962.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1962.

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 53.and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6S65 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.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory5.....................12213...11...............27
2Tuberculosis, Other1..................1.........1.........1..................1
3Syphilitic Disease1.....................1...............11..................6
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough11..............................1..................1......1
6Meningococcal Infections.....................................................................
7Acute Poliomyelitis..................................................................1
8Measles.....................................................................
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases2.....................2......11......11...............3
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach29..................1991086...1512...2.........435
11Malignant, Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus59..................22320142413...222331...411283
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast22..................311357112139...............521
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus5..................122...1...4......1.........35
14Other Malignant and Lym— phatic Neoplasms85..................73125223392413117......121130
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia3...............1......2......1...2...1......1...18
16Diabetes2.....................1...12.........2..................7
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System99..................39355235192434127...5...10198
18Coronary Disease, Angina147.....................444954412647635115...2125137
19Hypertension with Heart Disease27..................2681185113521......1321
20Other Heart Disease93..................122234735184363418...6119165
21Other Circulatory Disease85.....................3166637171304226...1111125
22Influenza2..................1......1.........2.........1......11
23Pneumonia6622............1514422312...313234...3...10145
24Bronchitis9016...............16313632136393129......112117
25Other Diseases of Respira— tory System7..................1...515......21...3...1...115
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum7........................3432...24...1.........117
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea3.....................1...2...1...21...1............9
28Nephritis and Nephrosis9...............212314......55...1.........316
29Hyperplasia of Prostate3...........................3...1...211............15
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abor— tion...............................................................1
31Congenital Malformations945........................13...51...1...2...510
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases532112.........25121018113211623...1120102
33Motor Vehicle Accidents11...............5...2......2...182...1...1...722
34All other Accidents211............46154163...28...3...11748
35Suicide14...............2452131...103...1.........511
36Homicide and Operations of War.....................................................................
Totals9613014213143720226938934016825428343227612991891,473

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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 been excluded