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Greenwich 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, 1926.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough estimated to the middle of the
year 1926 is 104,050, and it is upon this figure that the statistics
generally in this Report are based. The Registrar-General's
estimate, excluding non-civilians is 104,300 for Birth Rate and
103,300 for Death Rate).
The following is the distribution of the population throughout the Borough:—
| Census 1921 (Adjusted) | Estimated Population at middle of year 1926. | |
|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 44,647 | 44,950 |
| West Greenwich | 26,931 | 27,206 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7,646 | 7,824 |
| Charlton | 18,959 | 20,762 |
| Kidbrooke | 3,217 | 3,308 |
| Total | 101,400 | 104,050 |
| Total | M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Births | Legitimate | 1,786 | 916 | 870 | *Birth Rate | 17.8 |
| Illegitimate | 61 | 33 | 28 | |||
| Deaths | 1,130 | 610 | 520 | *Death Rate | 10.8 | |
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth From Sepsis | - | |||||
| ,, other causes | 7 | |||||
| *Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:— Legitimate, 57: Illegitimate, 229. Total Rate = 63. | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 13 | |||||
| „ ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 4 | |||||
| „ ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 13 | |||||
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, differ slightly
from those shown in other parts of the Report.