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Greenwich 1916

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916

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Page 12. Death rate for Kidbrook should be 8.57
" 16. Local diseases-Circulatory system .01
" 17. Influenza Of the 26 deaths 14 were over 65 years.
" 21. Total No. of removals to places unknown and cases not
found = 340.
" 22. Second Qtr. West Greenwich=15.
" 25. Fourth Qtr. Total of ages 16-25=5.
" 31 & 31A. 52 weeks 30th.December 1916.
" 32. Sanitary work. Tables on pages 42-4.
" 37. under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Cleansing =0.
Districts.
Birth
Rate.
Death
Rate.
Percentage
of
deaths
under
one year
of age.
tile
Mortal
ity per
1,000
births
Zymotict
Death
rate.
Diarrhœa
death
rate.
Consump
tion
East Greenwich- 22.1 12.57 13.15 68 1.12 .35 1.10
West Greenwich 24.7 19.93 12.52 92 2.18 .53 2.36
St. Nicholas 28.10 22.14 21.25 156 4.34 1.68 1.82
Charlton 22.33 13.66 13.33 75 .97 .06 .91
Kidbrocke 12.7 9.20 8.33 51 .35 - .35
Whole Borough 22.90 15.14 8.36 83 1.57 .43 1.40
Attack Rates of the various notifiable diseases per 1,000 living
in the several districts:-
Smallpox.
Dipntheria.
Soarlet
Fever.
Erysipelas.
Typhoid
Fever.
Puerpera
Fever.
East Greenwich
.00
5,09
1.94
.46
.11
.11
West Greenwich
.00
4.01
2.40
.52
.17
-
St. Nicholas
.00
2.38
1.68
.98
-
-
Charlton
.00
1.51
2.12
.42
.24
.06
Kidbrooke
.00
.35
1.42
.35
.35
-
Whole Borough
.00
3.86
2.05
.63
.14
.06
In conclusion, I have to thank the Public Health Committee
and Council for the kindness and consideration with which they
have regarded my endeavours to carry out the duties of Medical
Officcr of Health and Tuberculosis Officer and I have also to
express my appreciation of the manner in which the members of the
Staff have performed their duties throughout the past year.
I am, Genxlemen,
Yours respeotfully,
G. H. DART.
9.