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Public Health Offices,
Borough Hall,
Royal Hill, Greenwich, S.E.10.
May, 1928.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Greemmch.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report
as Medical Officer of Health for the year 1927.
The Death-Rate is 10.83 per 1,000 of the estimated population.
This is .62 lower than the average for the previous 5 years
and compares favourably with the rates for the County of London
and England and Wales, which are returned as 11.9 and 12.3
respectively.
It is also pleasing to be able to state that the low DeathRate
recorded in recent years is being maintained and now is
the second lowest among the London Boroughs.
This is a particularly gratifying achievement, for it has
been my aim and ideal since coming to Greenwich 27 years ago.
when the death-rate was 24.1, that this Borough should become
the healthiest borough in London. Although there have been
many ups and downs in the interim, generally we have held
the position of 6th, 7th or 8th amongst the Metropolitan Boroughs.
Now it would appear as if the premier position as the healthiest
of all the London Boroughs was almost within our reach,
Woolwich holding that position with a death-rate of 10.3 per
1,000, whereas Greenwich is only 0.4 behind with a death-rate
of 10.7.