Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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, 1964.
| 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 In stitutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under IS | 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 wks. | 4 wks. and under 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 3 | ... | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 46 |
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 6 | ... | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 16 | 85 |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 17 | ... | 3 | ... | 25 | 143 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 86 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 212 |
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 166 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 55 | 40 | 65 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 82 | 47 | 3 | 15 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 190 |
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Other Heart Disease | 113 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 36 | 60 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 41 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 185 |
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 83 |
| 22 | Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 24 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 154 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 74 |
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 |
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | 7 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 17 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | 60 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 21 | 110 |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 28 |
| 34 | All other Accidents | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 41 |
| 35 | Suicide | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 900 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 204 | 251 | 359 | 324 | 138 | 32 | 406 | 290 | 24 | 98 | 2 | 29 | 183 | 1,508 | |||
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