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Greenwich 1969
[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 | ||||
| Un-der 4 Wks | 4 wks and un-der 1 year | |||||||||||||
| All Causes | M | 1354 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 110 | 288 | 392 | 455 | |
| F | 1197 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 151 | 252 | 680 | ||
| 4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 6 | Other Tuberculosis, incl. late effects | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 17 | Syphilis and its Sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 | All other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm-Buccal Cavity, etc. | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | I | ||
| (2) Malignant Neoplasm- Oesophagus | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| (3) Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach | M | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | |
| F | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| (4) Malignant Neoplasm-Intestine | M | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| F | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
| (5) Malignant Neoplasm-Larynx | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| (6) Malignant Neoplasm-Lung, Bronchus | M | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 23 | |
| F | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||
| (7) Malignant Neoplasm-Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 13 | ||
| (8) Malignant Neoplasm-Uterus | F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |
| (9) Malignant Neoplasm-Prostate | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| (10) Leukaemia | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| (11) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
| F | 79 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 27 | ||
| 20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 21 | Diabetes Mellitus | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Avitaminoses, etc | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | ||
| 23 | Anaemias | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 27 | Hypertensive Disease | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| F | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 36 | 98 | 120 | 119 |
| F | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 192 | ||
| 29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| F | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 49 | ||
| 30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 118 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 61 |
| F | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 92 | ||
| 31 | Influenza | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 32 | Pneumonia | M | 86 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 53 |
| F | 138 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 103 | ||
| 33 | (1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 52 |
| F | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 32 | ||
| (2) Asthma | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| F | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| 34 | Peptic Ulcer | M | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | ||
| 36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | ||
| 37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Abortion | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc. | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Congenital Anomalies | M | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| 43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 45 | Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 46 | (1) Other Endocrine Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| (2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (3) Mental Disorders | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | ||
| (4) Other Diseases of the Nervous System, etc. | M | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| F | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | M | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | 15 | |
| F | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 30 | ||
| (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | M | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| (8) Other Diseases of the Genito-urinary System | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | ||
| (9) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| (10) Other Diseases of the Musculo-skeletal System | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 48 | All Other Accidents | M | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
| F | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | M | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 50 | All Other External Causes | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||