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that we have 67 intimations to be credited to births which were
registered during the latter part of 1914, or will be registered
during the early parts of 1915, as the time allowed by law for registration
purposes extends up to six weeks, whereas that under the
Notification of Births Act is to be within 36 hours.
DEATHS.
The total number of deaths registered during 1915 was 1,690,
of which 966 were males and 724 females. The crude Death Rate
for the Borough of 17.56 per 1,000 compares with 16.1, the Death
Rate for the County of London, and 15.6, the Death Rate for the
96 large towns.
In the County of London the lowest crude Death Rates
amongst the various Metropolitan Boroughs were 12.4 in Hampstead,
13.4 in Wandsworth, 15.5 in Fulham; whilst the highest
rates were 19.4 in Poplar, 21.3 in Bermondsey, 20.7 in Southwark.
Locally the Death Rate varied from 17.56 in Charlton, 13.57
in East Greenwich, 19.62 in West Greenwich, 26.52 in St. Nicholas,
to 43.41 in Kidbrooke.

Included in the above total number of deaths in the Borough
of Greenwich, and all of them with the exception of 1 dying in
stretcher in road in East Greenwich, specially allocated to the