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Public Health Offices,
Borough Hall,
Royal Hill, Greenwich, S.E.10.
May, 1929.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report
as Medical Officer of Health for the year 1928.
The Death-Rate is 11.13 per 1,000 of the estimated population.
This is .30 higher than the average for the previous five
years, and compares favourably with the rates for the County of
London and England and Wales, which are returned at 11.6
and 11.7 respectively.
Whilst the Death-Rate is a fraction higher than last year,
it must be remembered that the 1927 period was an exceptionally
healthy year, and had it not been for the unfortunate outbreak
of Measles during the first half of the year under review, which
accounted for no less than 25 deaths, the Death-Rate would have
been appreciably lower.
The Birth-Rate is 16.42 per 1,000, and is slightly higher
than the low figure recorded last year, which was 16.27. The
average for the last ten years is 19.75.
The Birth-Rate for the County of London is 15.9, and
16.7 for all England and Wales.