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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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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. | First Quarter. | Seocnd Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | 34 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 197 |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 30 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 82 |
| Between 2 and 5 years | 24 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 84 |
| Between 5 and 15 years | 16 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 69 |
| Between 15 and 25 years | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 69 |
| Between 25 and 45 years | 55 | 45 | 28 | 43 | 171 |
| Between 45 and 65 years | 98 | 67 | 47 | 103 | 315 |
| 65 years and upwards | 137 | 95 | 77 | 130 | 439 |
| Total | 411 | 354 | 254 | 407 | 1426 |
Miss Millington and Miss Gower have carried out the duties of
Health Visitors, making the necessary visitations under the above
Act, and also have dealt with the cases of Diarrhoea occurring in
their districts.
There has been a slight rise in the Infantile Mortality in Charlton and Kidbrook; West Greenwich, St. Nicholas and East Greenwich have improved.
| There has been a slight rise in the Infantile Mortality in Charlton and Kidbrook; West Greenwich, St. Nicholas and East Greenwich have improved. | |
| Visits paid in reference to Births | 1368 |
| Re-visits made | 563 |
| Visits paid in reference to Notified Cases of Diarrhoea | 217 |
| Re-visits made in reference to Cases of Diarrhoea | 104 |
| Miscellaneous enquiries and extra visits paid by special request | 123 |
| 2,375. | |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality, measured by the deaths of children
under one year of age to the number of births registered, was
83.69 per 1,000 births, there having been a total of 197 such
deaths during the year, as compared with 263, 235 and 238, the
figures for the three preceding years. The number for the County
of London was 89 per 1,000 births, the average for the past five
years in Greenwich has been 94 per 1,000 births.
The following table gives the number and character of the
intimations respecting births in the Borough since the adoption of
14.