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BIRTHS.
The total number of Births in the Borough during the vear
has been 1967, but of these, 97 occurred in the Greenwich Union
Infirmary, the address of the mother being in 15 instances in Deptford,
Lewisham 35, Woolwich 5, Croydon and Camberwell one
each. Deducting these and adding 16 which were transferred from
Lambeth and Lewisham, it will be seen that the number of strictly
Greenwich births for 1917 is 1,926, of which 964 were males and
962 females.
This corrected figure gives a Birth Rate of 19.36 per 1,000 of
the population, being 5.65 below the average for the last sixteen
years, 1901 to 1916, the period since the formation of the Metropolitan
Borough.
Amongst the total number of births registered in the Borough
there were 107 in which the name of the father was not registered
and therefore not given in the return; accordingly, these births
may be presumed to be of an illegitimate character. 29 of such
births were registered in the East Greenwich District, which
includes the Infirmary of the Greenwich Union.
In 12 cases the mother was ordinarily resident in the
Borough of Deptford, 3 in Woolwich, 29 in Lewisham and one
each in Croydon and Camberwell, and accordingly this number of
births have been transferred to those Boroughs.
The remaining 61 were similarly allocated to the districts
in this Borough in which the mother ordinarily resided, making
29 of such births belonging to East Greenwich, 23 to West Greenwich,
5 to St. Nicholas, and 4 to Charlton.
The Birth Rate for the County of London equals 17.5 per
1,000 of the population. The Birth Rate for all England and
Wales was 17.8.
Under the provisions of the Notifications of Births Act, 1907,
intimations have been received from medical men, parents, and
others, with respect to 1,992 births.
DEATHS.
The total number of deaths registered during 1917 was 1,439,
of which 777 were males and 662 females. The crude Death Rate
for the Borough of 15.96 per 1,000 compares with 15.0, the Death
Rate for the County of London, and 14.6, the Death Rate for the
96 large towns.
Locally the Death Rate varied from 6.71 in Kidbrooke, 13.50
in Charlton, 14.05 in East Greenwich, 19 55 in West Greenwich,
to 26.07 in St. Nicholas.