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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 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich]

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Table: The following table compares at a glance these figures for the years since the formation of the Borough: —

The following table com

pares at a glance these figures for the years since the formation of the Borough: —

District.Average for five Years, 1901-1905 inclusive.Average for five Years, 1906-1910 inclusive.Average for five Years, 1911-1915 inclusive.1916.1917.
East Greenwich1291069668109
West „12611011292106
St. Nicholas179143167156114
Charlton121109767597
Kidbrooke39791651-
Total13111110383105

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AN ANALYSIS OF DEATH CAUSES.

Table: All death causes are conveniently arranged under various headings, and the following table shows the Death Rates for all persons belonging to the Borough (although some of them may have died in Institutions in other Boroughs, or even outside the County of London altogether), per 1,000 of the population living in the Borough.

All death causes are conveniently arranged under various headings, and the following table shows the Death Rates for all persons belonging to the Borough (although some of them may have died in Institutions in other Boroughs, or even outside the County of London altogether), per 1,000 of the population living in the Borough.

1917.1917.
Infective Diseases—Local Diseases—continued.
Epidemic1.54Digestive System0.54
Sporadic0.00Lymphatic0.01
Venereal0.05Urinary System0.59
Septic0.06Reproductive System0.03
Malarial0.03Parturition0.03
Tuberculosis2.42Bones and Joints0.01
Parasitic0.00Integumentary System0.02
Dietetic Diseases0.00
Constitutional Diseases1.36External Causes—
Developmental Diseases2.35Accidents0.63
Homicide0.01
Suicide0.02
Local Diseases—
Nervous System1.50Ill-defined Causes—
Organs of Special Sense0.04Sudden Death0.00
Circulatory System1.90Other ill-defined and not specified causes0.00
Respiratory System2.76