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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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Deaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.
| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Sex | 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 | 1334 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 50 | 112 | 297 | 361 | 424 | |
| F | 1210 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 66 | 141 | 288 | 635 | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| 4 | Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Meningococcal Infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 8 | Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 47 | 59 | 23 |
| F | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 138 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 38 | 35 |
| F | 109 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 44 | ||
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Diabetes | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 57 |
| F | 183 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 113 | ||
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 320 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 28 | 87 | 89 | 103 |
| F | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 68 | 138 | ||
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 40 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 20 | Other Heart Diseases | M | 74 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| F | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 60 | ||
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | M | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 19 |
| F | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 41 | ||
| 22 | Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Pneumonia | M | 85 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 51 |
| F | 98 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 65 | ||
| 24 | Bronchitis | M | 118 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 22 | 41 | 45 |
| F | 49 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | ||
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | M | 14 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| F | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | M | 87 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 16 |
| F | 109 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | ||
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 22 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 34 | All other Accidents | M | 25 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | M | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||