London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1955
[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 | 671 | 30 | 701 | Birth Rate 14.69 (Crude) | |
| Female | 580 | 30 | 610 | (Comparable Rate 13.66) | |
| Total | 1,251 | 60 | 1,311 | ||
STILL BIRTHS
| Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 11 | 1 | 12 | Rate per 1,000 total Births | 20.91 | |
| Female | 14 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 28 | |||
DEATHS—All Causes
| Male | Female | Total | Death Kate (Crude) | 9.29 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459 | 370 | 829 | 9.94) | |||
DEATHS—Special Causes
Puerperal Causes Nil
Tuberculosis (all forms) 8
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary 7
Cancer (all ages) 169
Measles (all ages) 2
Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil
Influenza 1
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may differ
slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.