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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| 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 un-der 1 year | |||||||||||||
| All Causes | M | 1267 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 98 | 267 | 383 | 400 | |
| F | 1212 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 144 | 300 | 625 | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, Other | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Syphilitic Disease | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| F | 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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Diseases | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| F | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 11 | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, | M | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 27 |
| Bronchus | l | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7 | |
| 12 | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Other Malignant and Lymphatic | M | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 32 |
| Neoplasms | F | 119 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 41 | |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Diabetes | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous | M | 112 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 54 |
| System | F | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 114 | |
| 18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 33 | 91 | 111 | 112 |
| F | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 30 | 73 | 158 | ||
| 19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| F | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Other Heart Diseases | M | 48 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| F | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 45 | ||
| 21 | Other Circulatory Disease | M | 45 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| F | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 35 | ||
| 22 | Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23 | Pneumonia | M | 75 | 1 | 2 | — | — | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 45 |
| F | 103 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 74 | ||
| 24 | Bronchitis | M | 92 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 35 | 31 |
| F | 43 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| System | F | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| 26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | _ |
| F | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | ||
| 28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | _ | ||
| 29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Malformations | M | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| F | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | ||
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined | M | 69 | 18 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | 6 | 13 | 10 | 16 |
| Diseases | F | 109 | 16 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 4 | _ | 8 | 8 | 18 | 52 | |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 20 | _ | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 12 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | All other Accidents | M | 23 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 4 | _ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 35 | Suicide | M | 11 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F | 6 | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 36 | Homicide and Operations of War | M | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||