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Greenwich 1908

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1908

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Table: BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHSRegistered during the 53 weeks ending 2nd January, 1909.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHSRegistered during the 53 weeks ending 2nd January, 1909.

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
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 East438594997064063332128914148170......212237...17621782474329812.4912.051.701.20
Do. West23456267223123201841797037120...92341...1026747262220614.8613.371.461.07
St. Nicholas, Deptford732183401461087466331632...4...121...517730446517.0216.531.841.53
Charlton1806520572217198133117643169...3222......1719133125191179.4311.960.651.24
Kidbrooke3069350697862...8........................21...1193.503.930.000.00
Miller Hospital—
Residents.........13123........................1...1128............
Non-Residents.........20451.........1............2...22...13............
Seamen's Hospital—
Residents.........31261.........1...1......124...319............
Non-Residents.........101163...............1...1234791343............
Greenwich Union—
Workhouse and Infirmary
Residence.........229169106.........1...3...431318414151............
Non-Residents.........3272812135...2......22...64010351619195............
Herbert Hospital—
Residents.........2.................................1......1..................
Non-Residents.........22.................................714......10............
M.A.B. Brook Hospital—
Residents.........22...14......612...1...21...........................
Non-Residents.........1026442......4042...5......1233...6............
Cottage Hospital, Kidbrooke
Residents.........11......3........................1.........28............
Non-Residents.........2................................................2............
Kidberooke House Nursing Home—
Residents.........1....................................1........................
Non-Residents.........1................................................1............
Outside Institutions—
Residents.........133141825............31...512612111172............
Borough9577010911013241266720657310132399...16618319...491264519010389695............
25901377
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population......23.3612.42.........0.140.050.160.280.08...0.441.140.411.710.930.806.2712.5512.421.391.16

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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