Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
DISTRICTS. | Census Population, 1901. | Estimated Population at the middle of the Year 1904. | Births Registered during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1904. | Deaths registered during the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1904. | AGE MORTALITY. | SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | Phthisis. | All other forms of Tuberculosis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Cancer. | All other Diseases. | Rate of Mortality per 1,CKi0. | ||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | Over 1 and under 5 years. | Persons aged 65 years and upwards. | iSmall-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fevers. | All Causes. | Seven Zymotics. | |||||||||||||||||
During the corresponding period year previous. | During the52 weeks ended 31st December, 1904. | During the cones-ponding period year previous. | During the 52weeks ended 31st Decem. ber, 1904. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Typhoid. | Puerperal. | Diarrhcea. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M | F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich East | 43859 | 46552 | 722 | 645 | 349 | 332 | 181 | 84 | 129 | ... | 19 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 56 | 19 | 98 | 52 | 40 | 296 | 13 .58 | 14.71 | 1.98 | 2 .59 |
Do. West | 23456 | 24896 | 308 | 310 | 197 | 197 | 88 | 38 | 106 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | 11 | 2 | ... | 22 | 32 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 184 | 14.96 | 15.88 | 1.69 | 1.93 |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7321 | 7771 | 115 | 109 | 67 | 72 | 44 | 24 | 20 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 12 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 13 | ... | 53 | 16.54 | 17.94 | 2.40 | 4.00 |
Charlton | 18065 | 19167 | 200 | 198 | 125 | 96 | 57 | 22 | 43 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 16 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 92 | 10.50 | 11.56 | 0.99 | 1.46 |
Kidbrooke | 3069 | 3265 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | 4.03 | 4.61 | ... | ... |
Miller Hospital— | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Seamen's Hospital— Residents | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 100 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Greenwich Union— Workhouse and Infirmary Residents | ... | ... | ... | 202 | 17 | 7 | 77 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 111 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 20 | 16 | 115 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 49 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 168 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Herbert Hospital— Residents | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
M.A.B. Brook Hospital— Residents | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 10 | 75 | ... | ... | 7 | 52 | 67 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
CottageHospital, Kidbrooke Residents | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
OUtside Institutions— Residents | ... | ... | ... | 99 | 10 | 7 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Borough | 95770 | 101651 | 1359 | 1270 | 748 | 702 | 373 | 168 | 306 | ... | 40 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 109 | 127 | 42 | 204 | 135 | 83 | 632 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | ... | ... | 25.95 | 14.31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 0.41 | 2.01 | 1.33 | 0.82 | 6.24 | 13.23 | 14.31 | 1.69 | 2.23 |
Deaths of Children under one year per 1,000 births 142
previous corresponding
" " " " period 128
" " " „ County of London 146
Death Rate of 76 large English Towns 17'2 ; of the County of London 16.6
Death Rate (Zymotic) „ 2.5 „ „ 2.2
Birth Rate „ 29.1 „ „ 27.9