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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Greenwich 1920

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920

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Table: DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. The following table gives the particulars showing the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—

DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. The following table gives the particulars showing the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—

Year.Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents.Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents under 1 year of age.Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents in Public Institutions.
19151,690238690
19161,426197544
19171,439203364
19181,718210651
19191,372187603
Average1,529207570
19201,231195535

Table: AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between the different quarters of the year is shown by the following table :—

AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between the different quarters of the year is shown by the following table :—

Deaths.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
Under 1 year of age77522145195
Between 1 and 2 years22103439
Between 2 and 5 years23163547
Between 5 and 15 years15188647
Between 15 and 25 years2223151777
Between 25 and 45 years48464238174
Between 45 and 65 years91695378291
65 years and upwards101878192361
Total3993212262851,231

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality, measured by the deaths of children
under one year of age to the number of births registered, was 75
per 1,000 births, there having been a total of 195 such deaths
during the year, as compared with 203, 210 and 187, the respective
figures for the years 1917, 1918 and 1919. The number for the
County of London was 75 per 1,000 births, the average for the
past five years in Greenwichlias been 101 per 1,000 births.