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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 1965

[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, 1965.

TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December, 1965.

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 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwardsGREENWICHWOOLWICHSt. Alfege's HospitalSeamen's HospitalMiller HospitalHerbert Military HospitalBrook HospitalSt. Nicholas HospitalMemorial HospitalB.H.M.B.E. & M. HospitalOther InstitutionsOutside Institutions
Under 4 wks.4 wks. and under 1 yr.
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory13.....................652584...........................72
2Tuberculosis, Other...........................................................................
3Syphilitic Disease6........................24151............1............3
4Diphtheria...........................................................................
5Whooping Cough...........................................................................
6Meningococcal Infections...........................................................................
7Acute Poliomyolitis...........................................................................
8Measles...........................................................................
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases3..................11...13...1...........................15
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach,55..................3161917163910...1...6105...3...757
11Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus179..................4766831721072342...18162...2140137
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast46..................52281112343...2...644...4...1445
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus9.....................52245............2...1.........410
14Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms258...............1138079858817034314...234814...9140259
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia15...............2...533312111......6............518
16Diabetes19.....................55931611......42............515
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System303...............155574167942095039179682...5528435
18Coronary Disease, Angina343..................108911313113720639417...155114...51038278
19Hypertension with Heart Disease16.....................655973...1...31............19
20Other Heart Disease414......1......1106810622815725762915...61688...4541404
21Other Circulatory Disease133...............28252771577624...2...19174...2121128
22Influenza2........................11...2...........................2...2
23Pneumonia186141.........41048118771094737145232...1319233
24Bronchitis160...6.........1...325466581022146...27312...2421161
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System15...............12327312......2...35......2......19
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum20.....................758101041......161.........326
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea14...2...............147410421...13............218
28Nephritis and Nephrosis17...............11627710111...52............615
29Hyperplasia of Prostate7........................25431...1...111.........29
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion2..................2.........2...1..................1.........3
31Congenital Malformations2711111.........121...8193...1...5113......1127
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases170367......159373243581122547...2622818...241220
33Motor Vehicle Accidents31............62564882331...1...510.........1244
34All other Accidents39............146951416235.........662......11252
35Suicide31...............3101323823......11222.........218
36Homicide and Operations of War211.....................11...............1............11
Totals25354931411024995856781054925161036841914358400832239353842653

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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.