Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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No. in Short List | Causes of Death | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "NonResidents in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 2S | 2S and under 4S | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | GREENWICH | WOOLWICH | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | St. Nicholas Hospital | Memorial Hospital | B.H.M.B. | E. & M. Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
Under 4 wks. | 4 wks. and under 1 yr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
2 | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
3 | Syphilitic Disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
4 | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Meningococcal Infections | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 43 | 11 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 52 |
11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 184 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 74 | 73 | 31 | 60 | 124 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 42 | 140 |
12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 12 | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | 12 | 47 | |
13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 |
14 | Other Malignant and Lym-phatic Neoplasms | 240 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 170 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 10 | .. | 8 | 3 | 51 | 264 |
15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 18 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 21 |
16 | Diabetes | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 16 |
17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 291 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 47 | 67 | 169 | 90 | 201 | 47 | 3 | 10 | .. | 95 | 44 | 4 | .. | 1 | 9 | 30 | 442 |
18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 372 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 114 | 108 | 141 | 114 | 258 | 34 | .. | 11 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 27 | .. | 2 | 12 | 43 | 271 |
19 | Hypertension with Heart Dis-Disease | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
20 | Other Heart Disease | 390 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 60 | 115 | 204 | 145 | 245 | 84 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 63 | 8 | .. | 1 | 23 | 38 | 492 |
21 | Other Circulatory Disease | 143 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 24 | 35 | 81 | 50 | 93 | 25 | 1 | 8 | .. | 25 | 20 | 5 | .. | 3 | 7 | 18 | 170 |
22 | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | Pneumonia | 173 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 38 | 109 | 67 | 106 | 53 | 2 | 5 | .. | 26 | 23 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 29 | 231 |
24 | Bronchitis | 124 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 26 | 104 |
25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 15 |
26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duo denum | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 24 |
27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Dia-rrhoea | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 |
28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 25 |
29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 17 |
30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
31 | Congenital Malformations | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 9 | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 19 |
32 | Other defined and ill-defined Diseases | 170 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 62 | 63 | 107 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 232 |
33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 34 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 62 |
34 | All other Accidents | 33 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 36 |
35 | Suicide | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .. | 6 | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 13 |
36 | Homicide and Operations of War | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 2478 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 84 | 568 | 690 | 1024 | 833 | 1645 | 369 | 33 | 91 | 17 | 373 | 357 | 100 | 23 | 27 | 78 | 376 | 2738 |
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.