London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The inset table showing the causes of deaths at all ages has been supplied by the Registrar-General and is included in accordance with the Ministry of Health's request.
| No. in Short List | Causes of Death | Sex | Deaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1332 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 110 | 267 | 376 | 448 | |
| F | 1228 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 77 | 132 | 300 | 642 | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | ||||||
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | ||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 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 | M | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach.. | M | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| F | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, | M | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 19 |
| Bronchus | F | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic | M | 122 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 24 | 44 |
| Neoplasms | F | 127 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 41 | |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 16 | Diabetes | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous | M | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 59 |
| System | F | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 44 | 125 | |
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 39 | 85 | 110 | 115 |
| F | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 23 | 75 | 145 | ||
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 5 |
| F | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 20 | Other Heart Diseases | M | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| F | 97 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 62 | ||
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | M | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| F | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | ||
| 22 | Influenza | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| 23 | Pneumonia | M | 105 | _ | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 62 |
| F | 132 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 95 | ||
| 24 | Bronchitis | M | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 44 | 34 | |
| F | 43 | — | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory | M | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| System | F | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| F | 12 | _ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | M | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 9 | — | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined | M | 69 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Diseases | F | 93 | 14 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 36 | |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 18 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 10 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | — | 2 | _ | 2 | 5 | ||
| 34 | All other Accidents | M | 25 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 13 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 6 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 10 | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| E | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||