Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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TOTAL CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH during the year ended 31st December 1971.
No. in Short List | Causes of Death | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "NonResidents in Public In stitutions in the District | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 3S | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | GREENWICH | WOOLWICH | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | St. Nicholas Hospital | Memorial Hospital | B.H.M.B. | E. & M. Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
Under 4 wks. | 4 wks. and under 1 yr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Bacillary Dysentery and Amoebiasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
6 | Other Tuberculosis incllate effects | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | Streptococcal sore throat and Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
11 | Meningococcal Infection | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Acute Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | Typhus and other Rickett sioses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 | All other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 |
19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | 69 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 56 |
(2) Malignant Neoplasm Lung, Bronchus | 156 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 49 | 51 | 37 | 61 | 95 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 55 | 124 | |
(3) Malignant Neoplasm Breast | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 20 | 34 | |
(4) Malignant Neoplasm Uterus | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
(5) Leukaemia | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 21 | |
(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms etc. | 265 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 64 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 181 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 3 | .. | 8 | 9 | 61 | 245 | |
20 | Benign Neoplasms and unspecified Neoplasms | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 18 |
21 | Diabetes | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 31 |
22 | Avitaminoses and other Nutritional Deficiency | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
23 | Anaemias | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
24 | Meningitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | 41 |
27 | Hypertensive disease | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | l | 7 | 25 |
28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 564 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 40 | 112 | 168 | 237 | 201 | 363 | 53 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 116 | 109 | 1 | .. | 3 | 23 | 59 | 611 |
29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 25 | 73 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | .. | 1 | 12 | 8 | 97 |
30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 313 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 82 | 186 | 94 | 219 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 76 | 65 | 16 | .. | 1 | 12 | 47 | 439 |
31 | Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
32 | Pneumonia | 280 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 55 | 210 | 82 | 198 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 32 | 66 | .. | 2 | 12 | 37 | 373 |
33 | (1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | 142 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 23 | 68 | 47 | 40 | 102 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 24 | 147 |
(2) Asthma | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
34 | Peptic Ulcer | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 30 |
35 | Appendicitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 |
37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 |
38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 26 |
39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
40 | Abortion | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
41 | Other complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
42 | Congenital Anomalies | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 20 |
43 | Birth Injury, Difficult labour, etc. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 20 |
44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 6 | 18 |
45 | Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 10 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
46 | (1) Other Endocrine Diseases | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 |
(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
(3) Mental Disorders | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
(4) Other Diseases of the Nervous System, etc. | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | |
(5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 103 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 25 | 64 | 38 | 65 | 11 | .. | 3 | .. | 16 | 19 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 14 | 104 | |
(6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 19 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 19 | |
(7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 32 | |
(8) Other Diseases of the Genito-urinary System | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
(9) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
(10) Other Diseases of the Musculo-Skeletal System | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | |
47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 54 |
48 | All other Accidents | 36 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 7 | S | 9 | 17 | 19 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 42 |
49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | 26 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 |
50 | All other external causes | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 2542 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 50 | 159 | 419 | 681 | 1109 | 826 | 1716 | 287 | 33 | 102 | 15 | 496 | 407 | 99 | 15 | 20 | 89 | 450 | 2790 |
Note.—All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., persons resident in the Borough who died outside it have been included. The transferable
deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales, and who died in the Borough in like manner have been excluded.