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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Of the four quarters, the first registered the highest proportion of the year's total deaths and the second the lowest, viz. 33.6% and 20.5% respectively.
| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Deaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents", whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 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 | 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 | ||
| 4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal | M | 3 | _ | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | _ |
| System | F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 6 | Other Tuberculosis, incl. late | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | _ | __ | _ | - | - |
| effects | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 | All other Infective and Parasitic | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Diseases | F | — | - | — | - | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| 19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| F | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | ||
| (2) Malignant Neoplasm-Lung, | M | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 35 | 65 | 18 | |
| Bronchus | F | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| (3) Malignant Neoplasm-Breast | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | |
| F | 44 | 5 | 6 | 1 5 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
| (4) Malignant Neoplasm-Uterus | F | 15 | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| (5) Leukaemia | M | 6 | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| K | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| (6) Other Malignant Neoplasms etc. | M | 151 | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 51 | 43 | |
| F | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 40 | ||
| 20 | Benign and Unspecified | M | 3 | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Neoplasms | f | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 21 | Diabetes Mellitus | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | ||
| 22 | Avitaminoses, etc | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 23 | Anaemias | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Meningitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 27 | Hypertensive Disease | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| F | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 363 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 30 | 87 | 124 | 114 |
| F | 269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 184 | ||
| 29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| f | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 50 | ||
| 30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 67 |
| f | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 8 | 9 | 39 | 135 | ||
| 31 | Influenza | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 32 | Pneumonia | M | 96 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 59 |
| F | 136 | - | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 8 | 16 | 107 | ||
| 33 | (1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 147 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 29 | 56 | 57 |
| F | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 25 | ||
| (2) Asthma | M | 1 | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | _ | |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Peptic Uler | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | Congenital Anomalies | M | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | _ | ||
| 43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 45 | Symptoms and ill-defined | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| conditions | F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 46 | (1) Other Endocrine Diseases | M | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| (2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| (3) Mental Disorders | M | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| (4) Other Diseases of the Nervous | M | 7 | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| System, etc | F | 6 | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| (5) Other Diseases of the | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |
| Circulatory System | F | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 53 | |
| (6) Other Diseases of the | M | 15 | - | 3 | _ | - | — | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Respiratory System | F | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| (7) Other Diseases of the | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Digestive System | F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| (8) Other Diseases of the | M | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Genito-urinary System | F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | |
| (10) Other Diseases of the | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| Musculo-skeletal System | F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | _ | 2 |
| F | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | ||
| 48 | All Other Accidents | M | 16 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 7 | 12 | ||
| 49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Injuries | F | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 50 | All Other External Causes | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||