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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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In Greenwich, the crude death rate per 1,000 living was 12.49 for males and 10.61 for females compared with 12.26 and 11.21, the respective national rates.
| 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 under 1 year | |||||||||||||
| All Causes | M | 1370 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 98 | 283 | 427 | 458 | ||
| F | 1236 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5/ | 152 | 267 | 683 | ||
| Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal | M | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diseases | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| System | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Tuberculosis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 17 | Syphilis and its Sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 | All other Infective and Parasitic | M | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Diseases | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm-Buccal | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cavity, etc | F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| (2) Malignant Neoplasm- | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | |
| Oesophagus | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| (3) Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach | M | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | |
| F | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||
| (4) Malignant Neoplasm-Intestine | M | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | |
| F | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||
| (5) Malignant Neoplasm-Larynx | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| (6) Malignant Neoplasm-Lung, | M | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 39 | 55 | 23 | |
| Bronchus | F | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | |
| (7) Malignant Neoplasm-Breast | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| F | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | ||
| (8) Malignant Neoplasm-Uterus | F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| (9) Malignant Neoplasm-Prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
| (10) Leukaemia | M | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| F | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |||||||
| (11) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 68 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 22 | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Benign and Unspecified | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Neoplasms | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 21 | Diabetes Mellitus | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |||
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||
| 22 | Avitaminoses, etc | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23 | Anaemias | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 24 | Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 27 | Hypertensive Disease | M | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 101 | 121 | |
| F | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 58 | 160 | ||||
| 29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 19 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 33 | |||
| 30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 34 | 52 | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 45 | ||||||
| 31 | Influenza | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 32 | Pneumonia | M | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 28 | 73 | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 126 | ||||||
| 33 | (1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 58 | 53 | ||
| F | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | |||||
| (2) Asthma | M | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||
| F | 7 | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | ||||
| 34 | Peptic Ulcer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |||
| 36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — — | — | 1 | |||
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| 37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | — | — | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||
| 39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 40 | Abortion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Congenital Anomalies | M | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 7 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 45 | Symptoms and ill-defined | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| conditions | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 46 | (1) Other Endocrine Diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| (2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (3) Mental Disorders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| (4) Multiple Sclerosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| (5) Other Diseases of the Nervous | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
| System, etc | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| (6) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | ||
| Circulatory System | F | 49 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 30 | |||||
| (7) Other Diseases of the | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | ||
| Respiratory System | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||||||
| (8) Other Diseases of the | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Digestive System | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |||||
| (9) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Genito-urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| (10) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tissue | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (11) Other Diseases of the | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Musculo-skeletal System | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | |||||
| F | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 48 | All Other Accidents | M | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| F | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Injuries | F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||
| 50 | All Other External Causes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| F | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||