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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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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHSRegistered during the 13 weeks ending 28th March, 1908.

DISTRICTS.Census Population, 1901.Estimated Population at t he middle of the year, 1907.Births Registered during the 13 weeks ended 28th March. 1908.Deaths registered during the 13 weeks ended 28th March, 1908.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 \ ear previous.During the 13 weeks ended 28th March, 1908.During the corresponding period year previous.During the 13 weeks ended 28th March, 1908.
Typhoid.Puerperal.Diarrhoea.
M.KM.F.
Greenwich East438594997018316398115521962......14183......16338181210016.8417.152 21209
Do. West234562672273716149111044......212.........11219856018.6516.520-610*75
St. Nicholas, Deptford73218340313118256712............1.........52153...1712.7320.690490-48
Charlton18065205726056393516619......11.........111491073013.5014.441.190.58
Kidbrooke3069350622121...2.................................1...28163.430.000.00
Miller Hospital—
Residents.........611...........................1......1...4............
Non-liesidents.........5...21........................1......1...3............
Seamen's Hospital —
Residents.........841........................1...1...15............
Non-Resident.........30...11........................8132313............
Greenwich Union—
Workhouse and Infirmary
Residents.........764440........................10...6...357............
Non-Residents.........913241.........................16374556............
Herbert Hospital—
Residents.........1..........................................1..................
Non-Residents.........5.................................2...1......2............
M.A.B. Brook Hospital—
Residents.........10...6.........45...1....................................
Non-Residents.........26112.........1310.....................1...2............
CottageKospital,Kidbkooke
Residents.........2................................................2............
Non-Residents.........1................................................1............
Kidbrooke House Nursing
Home—
Residents...........................................................................
Non-Residents...........................................................................
Outside Institutions—
Residents..........38332............1.........6126319............
Borough957701091103493232172268642139......46213...14311814024209............
672443
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population......24.7216.30...............0.150.220.770.11...0.041.580.402.941.470.887.7316.0616.301.421.29

Deaths of Children under one year per 1,000 births 126
Death Rate of 76 large English Towns 17.9; of the County of London 17.0
Death Rate (Zymotic) „ 1.37 ,, „ 1.18
Birth Rate „ 283 ,, „ 269
previous corresponding
" " " period
109
„ „ County of London
110