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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 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 1,426 | 197 | 544 |
| 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 |
| Average | 1,437 | 198 | 539 |
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. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | 59 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 175 |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 15 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 54 |
| Between 2 and 5 years | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| Between 5 and 15 years | 11 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 58 |
| .Between 15 and 25 years | 23 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 67 |
| Between 25 and 45 years | 43 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 165 |
| Between 45 and 65 years | 83 | 67 | 60 | 91 | 301 |
| 65 years and upwards | 111 | 91 | 79 | 116 | 397 |
| Total | 352 | 274 | 258 | 359 | 1,243 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality, measured by the deaths of children
under one year of age to the number of births registered, was 74
per 1,000 births, there having been a total of 175 su;ch deaths'
during the year, as compared with 210, 187 and 195, the respective
figures for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920. The number for the
County of London was 79 per 1,000 births, the average for the
past five years in Greenwich being 93 per 1,000 births.