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Greenwich 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December 1967.

No. in Short ListCauses of DeathDeaths 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 "NonResidents in Public Institutions in the District
All AgesUnder 11 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2S2S and under 4S45 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, Respiratory12............1236572......11........66
2Tuberculosis, Other1................1..1........................1
3Syphilitic Disease4..............22..22....1......l........4
4Diphtheria..................................................
5Whooping Cough..................................................
6Meningococcal Infections................................................1
7Acute Poliomyelitis..................................................
8Measles..................................................
9Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases2..............11....2............l......13
10Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach65..............201926224311..21262....2552
11Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus184............6747331601241924125252..4442140
12Malignant Neoplasm, Breast59..........425171317426..1..4129..2..1247
13Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus14..............5364103..1..1..........47
14Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms240............1378767370170226173263910..8351264
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia18....12..232444142..1144........421
16Diabetes16............1285610511..3........1116
17Vascular Lesions of Nervous System291..........1747671699020147310..95444..1930442
18Coronary Disease, Angina372............911410814111425834..11275527..21243271
19Hypertension with Heart Dis-Disease8..........1..15126........1..........26
20Other Heart Disease390..1......196011520414524584108178638..12338492
21Other Circulatory Disease1431..........224358150932518..25205..3718170
22Influenza..................................................
23Pneumonia17318........31438109671065325..26233..2529231
24Bronchitis12413..........26464843811623316131..3626104
25Other Diseases of Respiratory System16..........1..2767941..113........215
26Ulcer of Stomach and Duo denum17............13946111111233......224
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Dia-rrhoea13..1..1......245581..1..311......314
28Nephritis and Nephrosis21..1..........857516212..631......425
29Hyperplasia of Prostate12................4821021....241......117
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion2..........11......111......1............2
31Congenital Malformations24115211....22..9151..1..5....3....1019
32Other defined and ill-defined Diseases170363122173026626310724210331209201221232
33Motor Vehicle Accidents34....1244545916183..1..677......962
34All other Accidents33..1....136106610231..1..165....4936
35Suicide18..........25101..612....1..14........313
36Homicide and Operations of War2..........11......11..........1..........1
Totals247850235881884568690102483316453693391173733571002327783762738

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.