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Pneumonia
There were eleven children under one year of age in a total of
237 deaths from pneumonia registered during 1966. The total,
which consisted of 105 males and 132 females, showed an increase
of 54 over that for the previous year indicating a 30% rise. Compared
with rates of 0.75 and 0.85 for England and Wales and
Greater London respectively, the Borough returned a rate of 1.03
which was 0.24 greater than that for 1965. In each case the rate was
substantially higher than formerly.
Bronchitis
During the current year, Greenwich had a total of 149 bronchitis
deaths, 106 males and 43 females, giving a rate of 0.64 compared
with that of 0.63 for Greater London and 0.66 for England and
Wales. Contrary to the London and England figures, both of which
showed increases over the previous year, the Greenwich total
indicated a decrease of almost 11 % and there were no deaths of
children under the age of one year.
Tuberculosis
Despite the great improvement witnessed in recent times in
respect of the control of tuberculosis, it is clear that the preventive
services have still a vital part to play during the coming years for,
with the exception of pneumonia, tuberculosis continues to cause
more deaths than any other notifiable infectious disease.
Deaths in the Borough from all forms of tuberculosis numbered
13, producing a rate similar to that for 1965, viz., 0.06 per 1,000
population. Of the deaths registered, 9 were males and 4 females,
one of the latter being of the non-pulmonary type.
The comparable rate for England and Wales was 0.05, a similar
figure to that returned for Greater London, both figures being
identical with those for the previous year.
Violent Deaths
As a classification, the term 'violent death' includes those
deaths arising from motor vehicle accidents, suicide, homicide and
'other forms' of accident.