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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* EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
LIVE BIRTHS
Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 772 | 32 | 804 | BirthRate | 16.72 |
Female | 660 | 29 | 689 | ||
Total | 1,432 | 61 | 1,493 | 15.55) | |
STILL BIRTHS | |||||
Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | |||
Male | 9 | - | 9 | Rate per 1,000 total Births | |
Female | 17 | 2 | 19 | 18.4 | |
Total | 26 | 2 | 28 |
DEATHS—All Causes
Male | Female | TOTAL | Death Rate (Crude) | 10.39 |
---|---|---|---|---|
486 | 442 | 928 | 10.90) | |
Puerperal Causes | Nil | |||
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 44 | |||
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 41 | |||
Cancer (all ages) | 166 | |||
Measles (all ages) | Nil | |||
Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | |||
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | |||
DEATH RATES | ||||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.79 | |||
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.83 | |||
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 49.18 | |||
Tuberculosis (all forms) per 1,000 population | 0.49 | |||
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary per 1,000 population | 0.45 | |||
Cancer per 1,000 population | 1.85 |
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may differ
slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.