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 1908
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
DISTRICTS. | Census Population, 1901. | Estimated opulation at the middle of the year, 1908. | Births Registered dur-ing the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1909. | Deaths registered during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1909. | 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 1,000 | ||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | Over 1 and under 5 years. | Persons aged 65 years and upwards. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fevers. | All Causes. | Seven Zymotics. | |||||||||||||||||
During the corresponding period year previous. | During the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1009. | During the corresponding period year previous. | During the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1909. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Typhoid. | Puerperal. | Diarrhœa. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | f. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich East | 43859 | 49970 | 640 | 633 | 321 | 289 | 141 | 48 | 170 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 23 | 7 | ... | 17 | 62 | 17 | 82 | 47 | 43 | 298 | 12.49 | 12.05 | 1.70 | 1.20 |
Do. West | 23456 | 26722 | 312 | 320 | 184 | 179 | 70 | 37 | 120 | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 10 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 206 | 14.86 | 13.37 | 1.46 | 1.07 |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7321 | 8340 | 146 | 108 | 74 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 32 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 17.02 | 16.53 | 1.84 | 1.53 |
Charlton | 18065 | 20572 | 217 | 198 | 133 | 117 | 64 | 31 | 69 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 17 | 19 | 13 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 117 | 9.43 | 11.96 | 0.65 | 1.24 |
Kidbrooke | 3069 | 3506 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.50 | 3.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Miller Hospital— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Seamen's Hospital— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 101 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Greenwich Union— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workhouse and Infirmary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | ... | ... | ... | 229 | 16 | 9 | 106 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 327 | 28 | 12 | 135 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 40 | 10 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 195 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Herbert Hospital— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
M.A.B. Brook Hospital— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 6 | 44 | 2 | ... | ... | 40 | 42 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Cottage Hospital, Kidbrooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Kidberooke House Nursing Home— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Residents | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Outside Institutions— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | ... | ... | ... | 133 | 14 | 18 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Borough | 95770 | 109110 | 1324 | 1266 | 720 | 657 | 310 | 132 | 399 | ... | 16 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 9 | ... | 49 | 126 | 45 | 190 | 103 | 89 | 695 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2590 | 1377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | ... | ... | 23.36 | 12.42 | ... | ... | ... | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.08 | ... | 0.44 | 1.14 | 0.41 | 1.71 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 6.27 | 12.55 | 12.42 | 1.39 | 1.16 |
Deaths of Children under one year per 1,000 births 120 Death Rate of 76 large English Towns ... 14.7; of the County of London ... 13.8
(previous corresponding) 103 Death Rate (Zymotic) „ ... 159 ,, „ ... 1.35
,, ,, ,, period Birth Rate „ ... 27.0 „ ... 25.4
„ „ „ County of London ... 113