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Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Infantile Mortality Rate measured by the deaths of
children under one year of age to the number of births registered,
was 55 per 1,000 births, as compared with 53 last year. The
total number of deaths during the year was 95, as compared with
135, 114 and 90, the respective figures for the years 1925, 1926
and 1927.
A further reference to the Infantile Mortality Rate will be
found in the Section devoted to the Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme.
For the whole of London the rate was 67, compared with
59 in 1927, 64 in 1926, and 67 in 1925, For England, and
Wales the rate was 65, compared with 69 in 1927, 70 in 1926,
and 75 in 1925.
Locally the variations were from 35 per 1,000 births in
Charlton, 40 in St. Nicholas, Deptford, 60 in East Greenwich,
to 78 in West Greenwich.
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. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 129 | 106 | 96 | 81 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 60 |
| West Greenwich | 126 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 80 | 66 | 49 | 78 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 179 | 143 | 167 | 138 | 88 | 79 | 63 | 40 |
| Charlton | 121 | 109 | 76 | 89 | 66 | 48 | 45 | 35 |
| Kidbrooke | 39 | 79 | 16 | 39 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Borough | 131 | 111 | 103 | 95 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 55 |