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Greenwich 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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men as women who die from this cause. In Greenwich, however,
the rate for women fell from 0.42 per 1,000 in 1967 to 0.17 in
1969 but the ratio of male to female deaths from this cause since
1965 remains at slightly more than 4 to 1.
The accompanying table giving deaths from lung cancer in the
Borough since 1965 is included in order that current trends in this
disease may be studied:—
DEATHS FROM CANCER OF LUNG (including Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
| Year | AGE GROUPS | Totals | Grand Total | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 and under 35 yrs. | 35 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 55 yrs. | 55 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 yrs. and up-wards | |||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| 1965 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 10 | 59 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 147 | 37 | 184 | 0.79 |
| 1966 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 132 | 24 | 156 | 0.68 |
| 1967 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 139 | 51 | 190 | 0.82 |
| 1968 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 140 | 71 | 161 | 0.70 |
| 1969 | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 139 | 19 | 158 | 0.70 |
Respiratory Deaths
Pneumonia—There were three children under one year of age
and 193 persons over 65 years in a total of 224 deaths from pneumonia
registered during 1969. The total, which consisted of 86
males and 138 females, showed a decrease of 6 from that of the
previous year.
Compared with rates of 0.84 and 0.91 for England and Wales
and Greater London respectively, the Borough returned a rate of
0.98 which was 0.03 less that that for 1968.
Bronchitis and Emphysema—During the current year Greenwich
had a total of 181 bronchitis deaths, 123 males and 58 females,
a decrease of 13 from those recorded for the previous year.
The rate computed for the Borough is 0.80 compared with that
of 0.67 for England and Wales and for Greater London also.
Influenza—Fifteen influenza deaths occurred during the year
under review (11 in respect of persons over the age of 65 years)
giving a rate of 0.06 for the Borough. The national rate was 0.10
and that for Greater London 0.08.
There were 10 deaths recorded in the Borough during 1968.
Asthma—Although hitherto not so classified, asthma is now
regarded as a respiratory condition and there were 11 deaths in
1969 from this cause.
Other Respiratory Deaths—Compared with a figure of 30 deaths
for 1968 the current year's total of 23 shows a decrease of 23%.