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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich District]
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TABLES Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. Shewing the Births and Deaths, the ges at which those Deaths took place, and the different Diseases causing those Deaths, throughout the several Divisions of the Distr t, during each separate month of the year 1860. 1860. TABLE NO. 1.
| DISTRICTS. | Population. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | AGES AT TIME OF DEATI | CAUSES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Under 5. | 5 to 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 30 to 40 | 40 to 60 | 60 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 and upwards. | Scarlatina. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Small Pox. | Diarrhoea & Dysentery. | Fever. | Phthisis. | Heart and Cheat Diseases beside Phthisis. | Croup, | Intestinal Affections. | Brain Disease. | Diphtheria. | Puerperal Fever. | Atrophy & Old Age. | Influenza. | Cholera. | All other Diseases. | Inquests. | Total. | ||
| JANUA.RY. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich East | 23 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | |
| Greenwich Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | |
| Union Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Greenwich West | 21 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 23 | |
| Dreadnought Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| St Paul, Deptford | 50 | 46 | 96 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 62 | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 14 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| Total | 108 | 85 | 193 | 66 | 72 | 138 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 21 | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | 138 | |
| FEBRUARY. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich East | 28 | 25 | 53 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | |
| Greenwich Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | |
| Union Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | |||
| Greenwich West | 37 | 36 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 40 | |
| Dreadnought Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| St. Paul, Deptford | 58 | 69 | 127 | 57 | 55 | 112 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 32 | ... | 6 | 15 | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | 11 | 10 | 112 | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 8 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | . . . . | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| Total | 131 | 145 | 276 | 130 | 104 | 234 | 98 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 59 | ... | 11 | 31 | 1 | ... | 27 | 1 | ... | 28 | 14 | 234 | |
| MARCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich East | 17 | 34 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 37 | |
| Greenwich Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | |
| Union Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | |||
| Greenwich West | 35 | 35 | 70 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 55 | |
| Dreadnought Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | |
| St. Paul, Deptford | 73 | 59 | 132 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 26 | ... | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 88 | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 14 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Total | 139 | 143 | 282 | 136 | 117 | 253 | 90 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 85 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 22 | ... | ... | 35 | 5 | 253 | |
| FIRST QUARTER, | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich East | 14845 | 68 | 68 | 136 | 106 | 61 | 167 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 73 |
| Greenwich Hospital | 2454 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 28 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 21 | ... | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 48 |
| Union Workhouse | 980 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 46 |
| Greenwich West | 21391 | 93 | 89 | 182 | 68 | 66 | 134 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 37 | ... | 5 | 18 | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | 118 |
| Dreadnought Hospital | 202 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 16 |
| St. Paul, Deptford | 37732 | 181 | 174 | 355 | 127 | 135 | 262 | 142 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 13 | ... | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 77 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 262 | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | _7977 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 35 | 4 | l | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 62 |
| Grand Total | 85581 | 378 | 373 | 751 | 332 | 293 | 625 | 253 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 79 | 129 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 69 | 184 | 2 | 26 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 2 | ... | 80 | 19 | 625 |
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