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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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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.
The following table shows 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1,439 | 203 | 364 |
| 1918 | 1,718 | 210 | 651 |
| 1919 | 1,372 | 187 | 603 |
| 1920 | 1,231 | 195 | 535 |
| 1921 | 1,243 | 175 | 553 |
| 1922 | 1,313 | 121 | 600 |
| Average | 1.386 | 182 | 551 |
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 age | 44 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 121 |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 33 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 54 |
| Between 2 and 5 years | 26 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 69 |
| Between 5 and 15 years | 20 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 67 |
| Between 15 and 25 years | 22 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 70 |
| Between 25 and 45 years | 56 | 49 | 22 | 23 | 150 |
| Between 45 and 65 years | 111 | 62 | 67 | 61 | 301 |
| 65 years and upwards | 161 | 108 | 87 | 125 | 481 |
| Total | 473 | 321 | 244 | 275 | 1,313 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality, measured by the deaths of children
under one year of age to the number of births registered, was 56
per 1,000 births, there having been a total of 121 such deaths
during the year, as compared with 187, 195 and 175, the respective
figures for the years 1919, 1920 and 1921.
This figure is the lowest ever recorded for the Borough; the
chief factor being the total absence of deaths from Diarrhœa.
A further reference to the Infantile Mortality Rate will be found
in the Section devoted to the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.