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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Sex | Deaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and over. | ||||
| Under 4 Wks | 4 wks and under 1 year | |||||||||||||
| All Causes ... | M | 481 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 107 | 120 | 160 | |
| F | 463 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 55 | 112 | 232 | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 4 | Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 8 | Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| F | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| F | 1 / | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 4 | |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| F | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | / | 9 | ||||||
| 5 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||
| 6 | Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | I | - | - | |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| F | 54 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 8 | Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 29 |
| F | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 22 | 53 | ||
| 9 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | |||
| 0 | Other Heart Diseases | M | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | 26 | |
| F | 53 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1 | Other Circulatory Disease | M | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| F | 26 | — | - | - | - | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Influenza | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Pneumonia | M | 28 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| F | 36 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 4 | Bronchitis | M | 53 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| F | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 5 | - | -- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| 6 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| 8 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital Malformations | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | M | 32 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||
| F | 39 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Motor Vehicle accidents | M | 9 | - | - | - | — | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| F | 6 | — | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | ||
| All other Accidents | M | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| ISuicide | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Homicide and Operations of War | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||