Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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The following table shows the variation in, and average of, the Death Rates in each of the five Districts of the Borough in the five years 1918 to 1922, compared with the figures for 1923:—
District. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921 | 1922. | Average for 5 Y ears. | 1923. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Greenwich | 16.01 | 10.58 | 10.39 | 12.17 | 11.26 | 12.08 | 10.43 |
West Greenwich | 2603 | 18.56 | 14.84 | 12.53 | 15.27 | 17.44 | 12.97 |
St. Nicholas | 24.45 | 12.84 | 15.61 | 14.28 | 17.61 | 16.95 | 12.58 |
Charlton | 20.42 | 13.10 | 9.39 | 11.80 | 11.68 | 13 .27 | 8.74 |
Kidbrooke | 10.50 | 6.88 | 8.90 | 11.62 | 12.38 | 10.05 | 10.47 |
Borough | 19.16 | 13.15 | 11.72 | 12 .41 | 12.92 | 13.87 | 10.95 |
DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. The following table shows the number of deaths of Greenwich ents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—
Year. | Total Deaths of Greenwich Resident. | Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents in Public Institutions. |
---|---|---|
1918 | 1,718 | 651 |
1919 | 1,372 | 603 |
1920 | 1,231 | 535 |
1921 | 1,243 | 553 |
1922 | 1,313 | 600 |
1923 | 1,119 | 546 |
Average | 1,332 | 581 |
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 | 46 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 129 |
Between 1 and 2 years | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
Between 2 and 5 years | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
Between 5 and 15 years | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
Between 15 and 25 years | 19 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 81 |
Between 25 and 45 years | 35 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 140 |
Between 45 and 65 years | 81 | 60 | 49 | 81 | 271 |
65 years and upwards | 112 | 98 | 75 | 117 | 402 |
Total | 328 | 279 | 224 | 288 | 1,119 |