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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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TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1963.
| No. in Short List | Causes of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents'" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton and Kidbrooke | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
| Under 4 mths. | 4 mths. and under 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | ... | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 35 |
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 10 | ... | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 11 | 84 |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 25 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 35 | 22 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 1 | 17 | 117 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 84 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 16 | ... | 7 | ... | 8 | 220 |
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 71 | 42 | 1 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 24 | 163 |
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 |
| 20 | Other Heart Disease | 157 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 93 | 56 | 22 | 6 | 73 | 57 | 5 | 12 | ... | 5 | ... | 22 | 219 |
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | 71 |
| 22 | Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 70 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | 153 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 65 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 21 | 26' | 20 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 12 | 120 |
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respira-tory System | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 19 |
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | 59 | 11 | 1 | l | l | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 15 | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 107 |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 27 | |
| 34 | All other Accidents | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 31 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 13 |
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 947 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 245 | 233 | 392 | 325 | 151 | 445 | 295 | 24 | 99 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 178 | 1,513 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||