[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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The figures relating to different constituent parts of the Borough are as follows:-

Districts	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Death Rate per 1000 Live Births		Zymotic Death Rate	Consumption Death Rate
Districts	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Infants under 1 year.	Diarrhœa &c. Enteritis (under 2 yrs.)	Zymotic Death Rate	Consumption Death Rate

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Attack Rates of the various notifiable diseases per 1,000 living in the several districts are as follows:—

Districts	Small-pox	Diphtheria	Scarlet Fever	Erysipelas	Typhoid Fever	Puerperal Fever(pe-1,000 Births)

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General Statistics.

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The following is the distribution of the population throughout the Borough and upon which the statistics in this Report are based:—

	Census 1921 (Adjusted)	Estimated Population at middle of year 1929.
		For Death Rate.	For Birth Rate.

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*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.

		Total	M.	F.

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The following table shows these particulars, giving the number of marriages in Greenwich and St. Nicholas, etc., for each vear since 1914:—

Year	In Churches of Eng-land in Greenwich	In Churches of Eng land	In Non-Conformist Churches	St. Nicholas Parish Church	Marriages in Superintendent - Registrar's Office of parties resident in Greenwich or outside the Registration District, and in Chapels and Roman Catholic Church in St. Nicholas & Greenwich	Total	Approximate Population of the districts concerned

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The following table showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied' by the Registrar-General, and is included in accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of Health's Circular No. 939.

		Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.
Causes of Death-	Sex.	All Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and under 75.	75 and over.

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The following table which is compiled by the Registrar-General shows at a glance the relative position occupied by Greenwich with other Boroughs in London:—

Borough.	Rate per 1000 population	Borough.	Rate per 1000 Population.

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The following table shows the variation in, and average of the Deatih Rates in each of tine five Districts of the Borough in the five years 1924 to 1928 compared with the figures for 1929:—

District.	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	Average for 5 years.	1929

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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.

Year	Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents	Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents in Public Institutions

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AGE MORTALITY.

Deaths	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Total

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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.	1929.

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CANCER. Year 1929 MALE.

	Buccal Cavity			Oesophagus			Stomach			Liver anu Gall Bladder			Intestines			Kectum			Prostate Glands							Other Organs				Total
	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	05 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	25—45 yrs.		45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	under25yrs	25—45 yrs.	45—65 yrs.	65 & over.	Total

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The number of bodies dealt with since 1916 is shown below :—

Year	Drowned Bodies from River	Other Bodies	Total

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Clinics and Treatment Centres.

Name.		Situation	Nature of Accommodation	By whom provided	Period when held

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Clinics and Treatment Centres—Continued

Name	Situation	Nature of Accommodation	By whom provided	Period when held

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POOR-LAW RELIEF. The Clerks of the Greenwich and Woolwich Boards of Guardians have been good enough to furnish me with the follow-ing figures for the year ended 31st December, 1929: —

	Greenwich Parish	St. Nicholas Deptford	Charlton and Kidbrooke Parish

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.

Premises	Number of
Premises	Inspections	Written Notices	Prosecutions

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars	Number of Defects			Number of Prosecut's
Particulars	Found	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspector	Number of Prosecut's

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3.—Outwork in Unwholesome Premises (Section 108).

Nature of Work	Instances	Notices Served-	Prosecutions

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4.—WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1929.

						No.

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Appended is a Table showing particulars of the Public Conveniences and Urinals provided and/or maintained by the Council :— Particulars of Public Sanitary Conveniences in the Borough.

Convenience	Men					Women
Convenience	W.C.s	Lavatory Basins	Urinal Stalls	Open	Close	W.C.s	Lavatory Basins	Open	Close

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Other Urinals.

	Accommodation.

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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1929.

	1st. Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total

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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total

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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total

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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter

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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

	1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total

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Return Made to London County Council. Proceedings during 1929.

Premises	Number of Places				Number of Inspections, 1929	Number of Notices, 1929	Number of Prosecutions, 1929
Premises	On Register at end of 1928	Added in 1929	Removed in 1929	On Register at end of 1929	Number of Inspections, 1929	Number of Notices, 1929	Number of Prosecutions, 1929

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The following table shows the average composition of milk examined by the Analyst during the year : —

Period	No. of Samples Examined	Average Composition of all Samples, i e. Genuine and Adulterated		Average Composition of Genuine Samples		Ministry of Agriculture Standard
Period	No. of Samples Examined	Per cent. of Milk Fat	Per cent. of Solids not Fat	Per cent. of Milk Fat	Per cent. of Solids not Fat	Per cent. of Milk Fat	Per cent. of Solids not Fat

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Slaughterhouses.—The number of slaughterhouses in use in the Borough is as follows: —

	In 1920	In January 1929	In December, 1929

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Other Foods.—Places where food is prepared have been visited on 181 occasions, improvements being required in 22 instances as detailed below :—

Class of Premises	Number of Lists				Number of Inspections	Number of Instances where matters needed attention
Class of Premises	At end of 1928	Added 1929	Removed 1929	At end of 1929	Number of Inspections	Number of Instances where matters needed attention

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FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928 Number and Description of Samples purchased for Analysis under the above Act during the Year 1929.

Description of Samples	Number of Samples Purchased	Number Genuine	Number Not Genuine

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Administrative Action Taken Regarding Samples reported to be NOT GENUINE.

No. of Sample	Description of Sample	Nature of Adulteration	Result of Proceedings

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The quarterly incidence of the disease ior 1929 has been as follows:—

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Total

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Quarter ended 31st March, 1929.

	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25& over	Total

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Quarter ended 30th June, 1929.

	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 & over	Total

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Disease.	Total Cases Notified.*	Cases admitted to Hospital	Total Deaths.*

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Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the Year ended 28th December, 1929.

Diseases, &c.	Rooms	Premises Entered	Beds	Palliasses	Mattresses	Bolsters	Pillows	Blankets	Sheets	Cushions	Quills	Odd Articles	Total No. ' Articles Disinfected

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Number of Articles Destroyed in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases during the Year ended 28th December, 1929.

Diseases, &c.	Beds	Palliasses	Mattresses	Bolsters	Pillows	Bankets	Sheets	Cushions	Quilts	Odd Pieces	Total No. Articles Destroyed

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Supplemental Vaccination Returns for 1928. Return made on or before the 9th of February, 1930, by Mr. E. S. Elliott, Vaccination Officer of the several Districts of the Greenwich Union, respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered in his District from 1st January to 31st December, 1928, inclusive :—

Registration SubDistricts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.	No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1928.	Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1930.					No. of Births which on 31st Jan.-1930, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of—			No. of these births remaining on 31st Jan., 1930, not accounted for	Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination at all ages received during Calendar Year, 1929.	No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1929.
	No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1928.	Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Had Small-pox.	Certificates of conscientious objection received.	Dead, Unvacci-nated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate	Removal to Districts, V.O. of which apprised.	Removal to places unknown and cases not found.

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HOUSES VISITED AND INQUIRIES MADE IN CONNECTION WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

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The following books belonging to the Libraries, etc., were destroyed in consequence of Infectious Disease: —

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The following table shows the number of children cleansed during the year:—

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The Notifications and Deaths were as follow:—

Notifications.			Deaths.
Pulmonary	Non- Pulmonary	Total.	Pulmonary	Non- Pulmonary	Total.

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Notifications and deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, with the Incidence and Death Rates for the previous five years, are recorded below:—

Year.	Notifications	Incidence per 1,000	Deaths	Death Rate perl,000

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Of the new cases 48 were under 15 years of age and 5 over that age. The cases were classified as follows: —

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Dealing with the Dispensary itself, 637 new patients were examined during the year. The sources from which these patients came were as follow:—

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Greenwich Tuberculosis Handicraft Centre. Statement of Capital Outlay.

	£	s.	d.

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GREENWICH TUBERCULOSIS HANDICRAFT CENTRE. WORKING ACCOUNT Year ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1929.

	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d		£	s.	d.

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TUBERCULOSIS.

Age-Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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(a)PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1929, arranged according to the years in which patients first came under Public Medical Treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification as shown on Form A.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates				Previous to 1926					1926					1927					1928					1929
				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B plus
				Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)

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(b)NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.—Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1929, arranged according to the years in which the Patients first came under Public Medical Treatment, and their classification as shown on Form A.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates				Previous to 1926					1926					1927					1928					1929
				Bones and Joints	Abdominal	Other Organs	Peripheral Glands	Total	Bones and Joints	Abdominal	Other Organs	Peripheral Glands	Total	Bones and Joints	Abdominal	Other Organs	Peripheral Glands	Total	Bones and Joints	Abdominal	Other Organs	Peripheral Glands	Total	Bones and Joints	Abdominal	Other Organs	Peripheral Glands	Total

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Return of work carried out in connection with the Maze Hill Tuberculosis Dispensary for the Year 1929.

diagnosis.	Pulmonary.				Non-pulmonary.				Total
	Adults.		Children.		Ad"lts.		Children.		Adults.		Children.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F,	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The following table shows at a glance the work undertaken at the various Infant Consultation Centres during the year: —

	Borough Hall	Conduit House	105. Shooter's Hill Rd.	Armada Street	Charl ton Vale	Total

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The number of new cases together with total attendances for the year were as follow: —

	New Cases.	Total Attendences.

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Health Visitors' Visits, &c., 1929.

Table A.	Visits	Re-Visits	Total

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During the year 1929, 423 new cases were treated, these being as follows:—

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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. The following table gives the number and character of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:—

	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929

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(a) Milk, Virol, &c., Distributedfree.

Quarter ended	Milk		Virol		Malt & Oil		Cod Liver Oil
Quarter ended	lbs.	No. of Persons	lbs.	No. of Persons	lbs.	No. of Persons	lbs.	No. of Persons

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(b) Milk, Virol, &c., Sold at Full or Reduced Prices.

Quarter ended	Milk	Virol	Malt & Oil	Cod Liver Oil	Total Amount Received
	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	Total Amount Received
					£	s.	d

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The number of patients and attendances are as follow:—

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The following Table shows the Mortality of Women in Childbirth per 1,000 Children born alive, distinguishing Septic and Other Causes for the last five years.

Year.	Puerperal Sepsis.		Other Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy.		All Causes
Year.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 live births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 live births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 live births.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.

Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.		age mortality.			seven zymotic 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			All Causes.		Seven Zymotics.
														Typhcid.	Others.	Diarrhoea.	During the corres- ponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.	During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter end»d 30th March 1929.
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate	M.	F.	M.	F.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.

DISTRICTS	Census Population, 1921.	Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.		AGE MORTALITY.			SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES.								Tuberculosis, (Pulmonary).	All other Forms of Tuberculosis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia.	Heart Disease.	Cancer.	All other Diseases.	Rate of Mortality per 1,000
		Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.		Under 1 year.	Over 1 and under 5 Years.	Persons aged 65 Years and upwards.	. Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fevers		Diarrhoea.							All Causes.		Seven Zymotics.
		for Death Rate	for Birth Rate	M.	F.	M.	F.	Under 1 year.	Over 1 and under 5 Years.	Persons aged 65 Years and upwards.	. Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Typhcid.	Others	Diarrhoea.							During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.	Duting the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

.Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.		AGE MORTALITY.			SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES.								Rate or 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.	All Causes.		Seven Zymotics.
														Typhcid.	Others.		During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 30th Sept. 1929.	During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 30th Sept. 1929.
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate	M.	F.	M.	F.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1929.

Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Quarter ended 81st December, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1929.		age mortality.			seven zymotic diseases.								Rate of Mortality per l,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.	All Causes.		Seven Zymotics.
														Typhcid.	Others.		During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 31st Dec. 1929.	During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Quarter ended 31st Dec. 1929.
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate	m.	f.	m.	f.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

Estimated Population at the middle of the Year.		Births Registered during the Year ended 81st December, 1929.		Deaths Registered during the Year ended 81st December. 1929.		AGE MORTALITY.			SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES.								Rate of Mortality per 1,000
						Under 1 year.	Over 1 and under 6 Years.	Persons aged 65 Years and upwards.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fevers		Diarrhoea.	All Causes.		Seven Zymotics.
														Typhoid.	Others.		During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Year ended 31st Dec. 1929.	During the corresponding period year previous.	During the Year ended 31st Dec. 1929.
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate
for Death Rate	for Birth Rate	m.	f.	M.	f.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWIC Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ended 30 RRATUM.. Congenital Debility should read: Under 1 year 14, Between 2 and 5, 1. Totals ,, ,, ,, ,, 39,,, ,, ,, 12. 9.

Causes of Death.	Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District									Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District					Deaths o				istitutions				Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.	All Ages	Under 1	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford	Charlton	Kidbrooke	Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital	Seamen's					Offier— Institutions	Outside Institutions

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ending 29th June, 1929.

Causes of Death.	Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District									Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District					Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions								Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.	All Ages	Under 1	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford	Charlton	Kidbrooke	Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital	Seamen's Hospital	Miller Hospital	Herbert Military Hospital	Brook Hospital M.A.B.	Cottage Hospital	Other Institutions	Outside Institutions

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

Causes of death.	Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District									Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District					Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions								Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of death.	All Ages	Under 1	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford	Charlton	Kidbrooke	Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital	Seamen's Hospital	Miller Hospital	Herbert Military Hospital	Brook Hospital M.A.B.	Cottage Hospital	Other Institutions	Outside Institutions

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1929.

Causes of Death.	Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District									Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District					Deaths of " Residents " in Public Institutions								Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.	All Ages	Under 1	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford	Charlton	Kidbrooke	Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital	Seamen's Hospital	Miller Hospital	Herbert Military Hospital	Brook Hospital M.A.B.	Cottage Hospital	Other Institutions	Outside Institutions

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

Causes of Death.	Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District									Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District					Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions								Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.	All Ages	Under 1	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford	Charlton	Kidbrooke	Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital	Seamen's Hospital	Miller Hospital	Herbert Military Hospital	Brook Hospital M.A.B.	Cottage Hospital	Other Institutions	Outside Institutions

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.					Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each locality.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years,							Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH, Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Quarter ending 29th June, 1929.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.					Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each locality.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Quarter ended 28th September, 1929.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.					Number or Cases Removed to Hospital from each locality.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Quarter ended 28th December, 1929

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.					Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year ended 28th December, 1929.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.					Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each locality.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Greenwich East	Greenwich West	St. Nicholas, Deptford.	Charlton.	Kidbrooke. (h)	Total.

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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1929. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.		Under 1 Week	1—2 Weeks	2—3 Weeks	3—4 Weeks	Total under I Month	1—3 Months	3—6 Months	6—9 Months	9—12 Months	Total Deaths under 1 Year

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The figures relating to different constituent parts of the Borough are as follows:-

Attack Rates of the various notifiable diseases per 1,000 living in the several districts are as follows:—

General Statistics.

The following is the distribution of the population throughout the Borough and upon which the statistics in this Report are based:—

*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.

The following table shows these particulars, giving the number of marriages in Greenwich and St. Nicholas, etc., for each vear since 1914:—

The following table showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied' by the Registrar-General, and is included in accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of Health's Circular No. 939.

The following table which is compiled by the Registrar-General shows at a glance the relative position occupied by Greenwich with other Boroughs in London:—

The following table shows the variation in, and average of the Deatih Rates in each of tine five Districts of the Borough in the five years 1924 to 1928 compared with the figures for 1929:—

DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.

AGE MORTALITY.

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

CANCER. Year 1929 MALE.

The number of bodies dealt with since 1916 is shown below :—

Clinics and Treatment Centres.

Clinics and Treatment Centres—Continued

POOR-LAW RELIEF. The Clerks of the Greenwich and Woolwich Boards of Guardians have been good enough to furnish me with the follow-ing figures for the year ended 31st December, 1929: —

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—Outwork in Unwholesome Premises (Section 108).

4.—WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1929.

Appended is a Table showing particulars of the Public Conveniences and Urinals provided and/or maintained by the Council :— Particulars of Public Sanitary Conveniences in the Borough.

Other Urinals.

SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Return Made to London County Council. Proceedings during 1929.

The following table shows the average composition of milk examined by the Analyst during the year : —

Slaughterhouses.—The number of slaughterhouses in use in the Borough is as follows: —

Other Foods.—Places where food is prepared have been visited on 181 occasions, improvements being required in 22 instances as detailed below :—

FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928 Number and Description of Samples purchased for Analysis under the above Act during the Year 1929.

Administrative Action Taken Regarding Samples reported to be NOT GENUINE.

The quarterly incidence of the disease ior 1929 has been as follows:—

Quarter ended 31st March, 1929.

Quarter ended 30th June, 1929.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Number of Articles and Rooms Disinfected in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases for the Year ended 28th December, 1929.

Number of Articles Destroyed in connection with the Undermentioned Diseases during the Year ended 28th December, 1929.

HOUSES VISITED AND INQUIRIES MADE IN CONNECTION WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

The following books belonging to the Libraries, etc., were destroyed in consequence of Infectious Disease: —

The following table shows the number of children cleansed during the year:—

The Notifications and Deaths were as follow:—

Notifications and deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, with the Incidence and Death Rates for the previous five years, are recorded below:—

Of the new cases 48 were under 15 years of age and 5 over that age. The cases were classified as follows: —

Dealing with the Dispensary itself, 637 new patients were examined during the year. The sources from which these patients came were as follow:—

Greenwich Tuberculosis Handicraft Centre. Statement of Capital Outlay.

GREENWICH TUBERCULOSIS HANDICRAFT CENTRE. WORKING ACCOUNT Year ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1929.

TUBERCULOSIS.

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Return of work carried out in connection with the Maze Hill Tuberculosis Dispensary for the Year 1929.

The following table shows at a glance the work undertaken at the various Infant Consultation Centres during the year: —

The number of new cases together with total attendances for the year were as follow: —

Health Visitors' Visits, &amp;c., 1929.

During the year 1929, 423 new cases were treated, these being as follows:—

NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. The following table gives the number and character of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:—

(a) Milk, Virol, &amp;c., Distributedfree.

(b) Milk, Virol, &amp;c., Sold at Full or Reduced Prices.

The number of patients and attendances are as follow:—

The following Table shows the Mortality of Women in Childbirth per 1,000 Children born alive, distinguishing Septic and Other Causes for the last five years.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Return of Births and Deaths registered during the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWIC Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ended 30 RRATUM.. Congenital Debility should read: Under 1 year 14, Between 2 and 5, 1. Totals ,, ,, ,, ,, 39,,, ,, ,, 12. 9.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ending 29th June, 1929.

BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

Health Visitors' Visits, &c., 1929.

(a) Milk, Virol, &c., Distributedfree.

(b) Milk, Virol, &c., Sold at Full or Reduced Prices.