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Greenwich 1964

[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, 1964.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1964.

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 In stitutions in the District
All AgesUnder 11 and under 22 and under 55 and under IS15 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
Under 4 wks.4 wks. and under 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory3........................211......2......1.........12
2Tuberculosis, Other.....................................................................
3Syphilitic Disease1...........................1.................................1
4Diphtheria.....................................................................
5Whooping Cough.....................................................................
6Meningococcal Infections1.................................1...........................2
7Acute Poliomyelitis.....................................................................
8Measles.....................................................................
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases31............1...1......1......21......1......15
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach31.....................7168173...111313.........546
11Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus54..................227196246...241321...3...1685
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast20..................385494...76...2.........318
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus12..................223532...72...1.........59
14Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms105...............28342536352144528217...3...25143
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia3........................21......121...1............10
16Diabetes5.....................11331...12...1.........18
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System86..................213353532115383929...1...13212
18Coronary Disease, Angina166..................6554065572168247315...7......190
19Hypertension with Heart Disease3.....................1...2...1112...............16
20Other Heart Disease113..................314366040162554159.........20185
21Other Circulatory Disease58..................1717321124211328.........1583
22Influenza..................................................................2
23Pneumonia55..................2473614543224...4.........11154
24Bronchitis47..................1915222282151926.........474
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System11.....................1465......642............9
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum5........................232...123...............222
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea5..................1...2241......3...1.........114
28Nephritis and Nephrosis9...............1212332...45...............211
29Hyperplasia of Prostate4.....................1...3...2...2...11.........19
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion................................................1...............1
31Congenital Malformations76...1.....................12...42.........2...317
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases6015.........2159111720111281529...4...21110
33Motor Vehicle Accidents10............2112...422...641............528
34All other Accidents10...............322212314......4...2...241
35Suicide12..................145263...33...3............11
36Homicide and Operations of War1...............1.....................1..................1...
Totals9002351510422042513593241383240629024982291831,508

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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