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Greenwich 1904

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. SUMMARY RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHSRegistered during the13 weeks ended 1st October, 1904.

DISTRICTS.Census Population, 1901.Estimated Population at the middle of the Year 1904.Births Registered dur.- ing The 13 weeks ended 1st October, 1904.Deaths registered during the 13 weeks ended 1st October, 1904.AGE MORTALITY.SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES.Phthisis.All other forms of Tuber. culosis.Bronchitis, PneumoniaandPleurisy.Heart Disease.Cancer.All other Diseases.Rate of Mortality per 1,000.
Under 1 year.Over 1 and under 5 years.Persons aged 65 years and upwards.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fevers.AllCauses.Seven Zymotics
During the corresponding period year previous.During thel3 weeks ended 1st October, 1904.During the corresponding peiiod year previous.During the 13weeks ended 1st October, 1904.
Typhoid.Puerperal.Diarrhoea.
M.F.M.F.
Greenwich East438594655217818010489762822...12...152...5166121187913.9316.643.536.12
Do. West23456248967182395328924...4...............19625874112.0914.832.313. 71
St. Nicholas, Deptford732177712621148633.....................84112...612.2711.362.674.13
Charlton1806519167555538182369............1......16115472189911 73104356
Kidbrooke3069326521...11...2.......................................32483-69......
Miller Hospital— Residents.........6.............................................• 15............
Non-Residents.........3......1.................................111............
Seamen's Hospital — Residents.........7...12..............................1......6............
Non-Residents.........19......1........................8...2126............
Greenwich Union— Workhouse and Infirmary Residents.........416213...2...............35224320............
Non-Residents.........646323...1...............213171435............
Herbert Hospital— Residents ............1................................................1............
Non-Residents.........8.................................3............5............
M.A.B. Brook Hospital— Residents.........3...1......1.........2....................................
Non-Residents.........41318.........1216...8.........2.........3............
Cottage Hospital,Kidbrooke Residents.........3....................................11......1............
Non-Residents.........1...1..........................................1............
Outside Institutions— Residents.........24322.........1.........212...1314............
Borough957701016513323391971691344660...16...162...941710232522150............
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population......26.4914.45............0.63...0.040.240.08...3.710.670.390.910.990.875.9212.1814.452.574.70

Deaths of children under one year per 1,000 births 200
previous corresponding
" " " " period 154
„ „ „ „ County of London 208
Death Rate of 76 large English Towns 17.5 ; of the County of London 15.8
Death Rate (Zymotic) „ 5.02 „ „ 4.20
Birth Rate „ 29.0 „ „ 27.6