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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 1925

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925

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Table: The following table shows at a glance these figures since the formation of the Borough:—

The following table shows at a glance these figures since the formation of the Borough:—

District.Average for five years, 1901-1905. inclusive.Average for five years, 1906-1910. inclusive.Average for five years, 1911-1915. inclusive.Average for five years, 1916-1920, inclusive.Average for five years,1921-1925, inclusive.
East Greenwich129106968162
West Greenwich12611011211080
St. Nicholas,17914316713888
Deptford Charlton121109768966
Kidbrooke3979163913
Borough1311111039566

Table: ANALYSIS OF DEATH CAUSES. Adopting the Registrar-General's classification of diseases, the following table shows the Death Rates for all persons belonging to the Borough per 1,000 of the population living in the Borough.

ANALYSIS OF DEATH CAUSES. Adopting the Registrar-General's classification of diseases, the following table shows the Death Rates for all persons belonging to the Borough per 1,000 of the population living in the Borough.

1925.1925.
Infective Diseases—Local Diseases—continued.
Epidemic0.71Circulatory System1.47
Sporadic0.01Respiratory System2.00
Venereal0.05Digestive System ..0.58
Septic0.11Lymphatic System0.03
Malarial0.06Urinary System ..0.29
Tuberculosis1.12Reproductive System0.03
Parasitic Diseases—Parturition0.01
Constitutional Diseases1.51Bones and Joints..0.02
Developmental Diseases1.72Integumentary System .—
Dietetic Diseases—External Causes—
Local Diseases—
Accidents0.49
Nervous System0.79Homicide—
Organs of Special Sense ..0.01Suicide0.10