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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Total Deaths Total Deaths of
Year of Greenwich Greenwich Residents in
Residents Public Institutions.
1941 944 594
1942 828 569
1943 888 609
1944 978 616 1945 813 521
1946 874 585
Average 887 582
AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between the different quarters of the year is shown by the following table:—
| Deaths | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | 16 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 59 |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Between 2 and 5 years | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Between 5 and 15 years | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Between 15 and 25 years | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| Between 25 and 45 years | 16 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 69 |
| Between 45 and 65 years | 76 | 41 | 48 | 68 | 233 |
| 65 years and upwards | 152 | 111 | 89 | 122 | 474 |
| Totals | 271 | 185 | 175 | 243 | 874 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality Rate measured by the deaths of children
under 1 year of age to the number of live births registered was
34 per thousand live births, as compared with 43 for the previous
year. For the County of London the Rate was 41 and for England
and Wales, 43.
This is the lowest Infantile Mortality Rate ever recorded in the
Borough, with the exception of the years 1941 and 1942 when the
figures were 31 and 32 respectively. (During those years, however,
owing to evacuation and war conditions generally, dependable
figures were difficult to obtain).
The total number of deaths during the year was 59 as compared
with 52 for the previous year.