Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
Return of Births and Deaths registered during the 53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1925.
DISTRICTS.
Census'Population, 1921.
Estimated Population at
the middle of the Year
1924.
Births Registered during
the 53 weeks ended 3rd
January, 1925.
Deaths Registered during
the 53 weeks ended 3rd
January, 1925.
AGE MORTALITY.
SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Phthisis.
All other Forms of Tuberculosis.
Bronchitis, Pneumonia.
Heart Disease.
Cancer.
All other Diseases.
Rate of Mortality per 1,000.
Under 1 year.
Over 1 and under 5
Years.
Persons aged 65 Years
and upwards.
Small-Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping Cough.
Fevers.
Diarrhœa and
Dysentery.
All Causes.
Seven Zymotics.
During the corresponding
period year
previous.
During the 53 weeks
ended 3rd January,
1925.
During the corresponding
period year
previous.
During the 53 weeks
ended 3rd January,
1925.
Typhoid.
Other.
M.
F.
M.
F.
Greenwich East
44213
45332
459
459
254
259
62
29
210
..
11
2
4
7
..
..
4
43
11
68
43
50
270
10.43
11.14
•48
•60
Do. West
26677
27352
248
199
180
149
37
22
118
..
5
..
7
1
..
..
3
35
7
47
21
31
172
12.97
11.84
•51
•57
St. Nicholas, Deptford
7582
7774
118
105
56
37
26
13
20
..
6
..
..
4
..
..
4
6
..
18
9
5
41
12.58
11.77
1.03
1.77
Charlton
18785
19258
161
168
130
113
25
16
98
..
6
..
3
3
1
..
1
21
3
50
19
24
112
8.74
12.41
.15
•71
Kidbrooke
3193
3274
181
160
9
13
4
. .
11
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
1
2
3
14
10.47
6.61
..
•30
Miller Hospital—
Resident
..
..
..
11
11
5
1
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
2
2
2
14
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
52
25
9
6
11
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
1
1
2
5
4
17
45
..
..
..
..
Seamen's Hospital—
Resident
..
..
..
49
..
..
1
8
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
8
..
6
6
7
20
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
69
4
..
..
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
5
8
17
36
..
..
..
..
Greenwich & Deptford
Hospital—
Resident
..
..
..
135
120
23
13
113
..
1
..
1
1
..
..
1
19
6
35
10
22
159
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
242
188
26
21
179
..
2
..
..
1
2
..
..
34
7
76
19
50
239
..
..
..
..
Herbert Hospital—
Resident
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
M.A.B. Brook Hospital-
Resident
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Cottage Hospital—
Resident
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Other Institutions—
Resident
..
..
..
7
12
7
..
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
2
1
3
12
..
..
..
..
Non-Resident
..
..
..
6
12
1
..
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
3
..
1
13
..
..
..
..
Outside Institutions
..
..
..
111
103
29
30
52
..
12
2
13
2
1
..
6
20
5
20
7
20
106
..
..
..
..
Borough
100450
102990
1167
1091
629
571
154
80
457
..
28
2
14
16
1
..
12
106
21
184
94
113
609
..
..
..
..
2258
1200
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated
Population
..
..
21.58
11.47
..
..
..
..
•26
•01
•14
•15
•009
..
•10
1.01
•20
1.75
•89
1.07
5.82
10.95
11.47
•86
•69
Deaths of Children under 1 Year per 1,000 births. 73
previous
„ ,, „ corresponding 61
period
„ „ „ County of London 69
Death Rate of 105 large English Towns, 12-3 ; of the County of London, 12.1.
Birth Rate ,, ,, 19.4 „ „ 12.3