London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1916
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916
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decrease from 101 to 83 per 1,000 births. There is a decrease in
diarrhoeal deaths both in number and rate per 1,000 of the population,
the rate for 1916 being .43 as compared with .59 for 1915.
The figures relating tothe different constituent part of the Borough are as follows:-
| Districts. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Percentage of deaths under one year of age. | Infantile Mortality per1,000births | Zymotic Death rate. | Diarrhœa death rate. | Consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | l.82 |
| Charlton | 22.33 | 13.66 | 13.33 | 75 | .97 | .06 | .91 |
| Kidbrooke | 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. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet 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
Officer 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, Gentlemen,
Yours respectfully,
G. H. DART.
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