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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 1922
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922
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SECTION 2.
VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, 1922.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough estimated to the middle of the
year 1922 is 101,930. This figure shows an increase of 530 over the
figure 101,400, which was the revised estimate of the RegistrarGeneral
for the middle of the year 1921. The preliminary Census
figure was 100,493 ; this was subsequently revised to 100,450, but
allowing for adjustment on account of holiday movement, the official
Census figure was increased to 101,400, as stated.
The distribution of the population throughout the Borough is as follows :—
| Census, 1921. | Estimated Population at middle of year 1922. | |
|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 44,647 | 44,873 |
| West Greenwich | 26,931 | 27,069 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7,646 | 7,689 |
| Charlton | 18,959 | 19,059 |
| Kidbrooke | 3,217 | 3,240 |
| Total | 101,400 | 101,930 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Legitimate 2,071 | 1,082 | 989 | Birth Rate 2.'0 |
| Illegitimate 63 | 30 | 33 | ||
| Deaths | 1,313 | 677 | 636 | Death Rate 12.92 |
Number of women dying in, or in consequence
of, childbirth From Sepsis —
„ other causes 3
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births :—
Legitimate, 106; Illegitimate, 15; Total, 121.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 29
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 11
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 yaers of age) —