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Greenwich 1924
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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SECTION 2.
VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, 1924.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough estimated to the middle of the
year 1924 is 102,990, and it is upon this figure that the statistics
generally in this Report are based. (The Registrar.General's estimate,
excluding non.civilians is 102,470).
The distribution of the population throughout the Borough is as follows:—
| Census, 1921. (Adjusted.) | Estimated Population at middle of year 1924. | |
|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 44,647 | 45,332 |
| West Greenwich | 26,931 | 27,352 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7,646 | 7,774 |
| Charlton | 18,959 | 19,258 |
| Kidbrooke | 3,217 | 3,274 |
| Total | 101,400 | 102,990 |
| Total. | M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Births | Legitimate | 2,022 | 1,043 | 979 | *Birth Rate | 20•2 |
| Illegitimate | 45 | 26 | 19 | |||
| Deaths | 1,200 | 629 | 571 | *Death Rate | 11•4 | |
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth From Sepsis | 2 | |||||
| „ other causes | 2 | |||||
| *Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births :— Legitimate, 65 ; Illegitimate, 250 ; Total, 74. | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 28 | |||||
| „ ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 16 | |||||
| ,, „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 20 | |||||
| *These figures which are supplied by the Registrar-General differ slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report. | ||||||