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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 1895
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1896
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Table No. 4.
| 1895. | Births. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 186 | 140 | ||
| February | 124 | 143 | ||
| March | 147 | 153 | ||
| April | 145 | 116 | ||
| May | 176 | 108 | Births | 1,787 |
| June | 120 | 82 | Deaths | 1,497 |
| July | 140 | 98 | Excess of Births | 280 |
| August | 169 | 136 | ||
| September | 125 | 106 | Birth Rate 28.6 per 1,000. | |
| October | 141 | 87 | ||
| November | 191 | 121 | ||
| December | 123 | 119 | ||
| Outlying Institutions | ... | 88 | ||
| Total | 1,787 | 1,497 | ||
Table No. 5.
Death Rate per 1,000, excluding Hospitals and Schools=12.6.
| 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 11.69 | 12.6 |
Table No 6. ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE=2.2.
| 1884-5 | 1885-6 | 1886-7 | 1887-8 | 1888-9 | 1889-90 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |