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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 1904
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904
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Number of Marriages in Greenwich and St Nicholas, 1893 to 1904, inclusive:—
| Year. | In Churches of England in Greenwich. | In Churches of England in Charlton ant Kidbrooke. | In St. Nichola Parish Church. | Marriages in Registrar's Office nd Chapels Greenwich. | Total. | Approximate Population of the districts concerned. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 295 | — | 49 | 94 | 438 | 66489 |
| 1894 | 299 | — | 44 | 100 | 443 | 67507 |
| 1895 | 246 | — | 52 | 102 | 400 | 68525 |
| 1896 | 282 | — | 61 | 96 | 439 | 69543 |
| 1897 | 287 | — | 40 | 119 | 446 | 70561 |
| 1898 | 309 | — | 45 | 119 | 473 | 71569 |
| 1899 | 343 | — | 46 | 158 | 547 | 72597 |
| 1900 | 359 | — | 46 | 140 | 545 | 73615 |
| 1901 | 354 | — | 52 | 147 | 553 | 74636 |
| 1902 | — | — | — | — | 667 | 75969 |
| 1903 | — | — | — | — | 675 | 77395 |
| 1904 | 324 | 129 | 48 | 174 | 675 | 101651 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of Births registered during the year has been
2629, of which 1359 were males, and 1270 females. This gives
a birth rate of 25.95 per 1000 of the population. The Birth Rate
for the County of London equals 27.8 per 1000, and varies from
14.8 in the City of London, 16.4 in the City of Westminster, 16.6
in Hampstead, 19.3 in Kensington, 20.9 in Chelsea, and 21.8 in
Stoke Newington, to 32.5 in Bermondsey, 32.7 in Poplar, 34.9 in
Bethnal Green, 36.4 in Finsbury, and 37.0 in Stepney.
DEATHS.
The total number of Deaths registered during the period
was 1,450, of which 748 were males, and 702 females. The crude
death rate for the Borough of 14.31 per 1000, compares favourably
with 16.6 the Death Rate for the County of London, and 17.2 the
death rate for the 76 large towns.
In the County of London the lowest Death Rates amongst the
various Metropolitan Boroughs were 10.2 in Hampstead, 12.0 in
Lewisham, 13.3 in Stoke Newington, 13.4 in Wandsworth, 13.5
in the City of Westminster, 13.8 in Paddington, while the highest
rates were 19.3 in Bethnal Green, 19 4 in Stepney, 20.0 in Bermondsey,
20.1 in Southwark, 20.4 in Shoreditch, and 21.3 in Finsbury.
Locally the Death Rate varied from 4.61 in Kidbrooke, 11.56
in Charlton, 14.71 in East Greenwich, and 15.88 in West Greenwich,
to 17.94 in St. Nicholas.
A comparison of the Death Rates for these different districts