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Greenwich 1903

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1903

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I.
Institutions within the
District receiving
sick and infirm persons
from outside
the District.
II.
Institutions outside
the District receiving
sick and infirm
persons from the
District.
III.
Other Institutions—
the deaths in which
have been distributed
among the
several localities in
the District.
Miller Hospital
Woolwich Union
Cottage Hospital,
Kidbrooke
Seamen's Hospital
Workhouse and
Infirmary
Greenwich Union
Workhouse and
Infirm ary
Various Hospitals
throughout the
Metropolis
Herbert Hospita
M.A.B. Brook Hospital
The various London
County Asylums,
&c.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1903 and Previous Years.
Year.
Population
estimated
to
Middle of
each
Year.
Births.
Total Deaths Registered in the
District.
Total
Deaths
in
Public
Institutions
in
the
District.
Deaths of
Nonresidents
registered
in Public
Institutions
in
the
District.
Deaths of
Residents
registered
in Public
Institutions
beyond
the
District.
Nett Deaths at
all Ages belonging
to the
District.
Number.
Rate.*
Under 1 Year of
Age.
At all Ages.
Number.
Rate.*
Number.
Rate per
1,000
Births
registered.
Number.
Rate*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Greenwich Parish only, from
Annual Reports for respective
years.
1891
57344
1834
32.0
257
1521
26.5
609
1892
58306
1763
30.2
258
1447
24.8
626
1893
59957
1820
30.3
290
1586
26.4
611
1894
61205
1753
28.6
229
1310
21.4
594
1895
62479
1787
28.6
266
1497
23.9
708
1896
60779
1860
30.6
283
1478
24.3
698
1897
61697
1885
30.5
293
1422
23.0
687
1898
62442
1907
30.5
372
1621
25.9
651
1899
63196
1951
30.8
327
1597
25.2
661
1900
67304
1927
28.6
308
1623
24.1
617
Averages
for years
1891-1900
61470
1848.7
30.07
288
1510
24.55
646
Whole
Borough.
1901
96188
2775
28.94
389
140
1898
19.80
786
532
102
1468
15.31
1902
98013
2802
28.13
420
149
2138
21.81
876
616
148
1522
15.28
1903
99824
2702
27.15
372
137
1741
17.49
778
550
126
1317
13.23
* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
The deaths included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually occurred within
the district or division. The deaths included in Column 12 are the number in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the number in
Column 10 and the addition of the number in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying in public
institutions there; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or
infirmity, and have died in public institutions elsewhere.
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area
covered by water).
3,849 acres.
Total population at all ages 95,770
Number of inhabited houses 14,240
Average number of persons per house 6.7
At Census
of
1901.