Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
DISTRICTS | Census Population, 1921. | 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. | Tuberculosis, (Pulmonary). | All other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia. | Heart Disease. | Cancer. | All other Diseases. | Rate of Mortality per 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
m. | f. | M. | f. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greenwich East | 44213 | 44477 | 44671 | 344 | 315 | 278 | 296 | 42 | 15 | 268 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 41 | 5 | 73 | 91 | 68 | 280 | 11.03 | 12.94 | .60 | .36 |
Do. West | 26677 | 26965 | 27084 | 235 | 226 | 203 | 163 | 30 | 15 | 171 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 31 | 4 | 70 | 65 | 33 | 151 | 12.10 | 13.61 | .63 | .44 |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7582 | 7457 | 7489 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 43 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 11.50 | 16.13 | .94 | 1.48 |
Charlton | 18785 | 21764 | 21855 | 180 | 160 | 151 | 138 | 24 | 13 | 122 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 133 | 10.37 | 13.32 | .50 | .64 |
Kidbrooke | 3193 | 3317 | 3331 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8.82 | 11.50 | .30 | ||
Miller Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Seamen's Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 4 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Greenwich & Deptford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204 | 172 | 19 | 13 | 176 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 34 | ... | 44 | 64 | 47 | 182 | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 302 | 237 | 36 | 18 | 229 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 28 | 6 | 81 | 104 | 47 | 262 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Herbert Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
M.A.B. Brook Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 57 | 24 | 49 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 23 | 41 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ||
Cottage Hospital— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Non-Resident Other Institutions— | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 6 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Non-Resident | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Outside Institutions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | 119 | 24 | 13 | 90 | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 136 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
855 | 791 | 709 | 678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | 100450 | 103980 | 104430 | 1646 | 1387 | 116 | 54 | 621 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 108 | 12 | 213 | 222 | 150 | 628 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Rate per 1.000 of Estimated Population | ... | ... | ... | 15.81 | 13.38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .08 | ... | .15 | .16 | .009 | ... | .10 | 1.04 | .10 | 2.02 | 2.13 | 1.44 | 6.06 | 11.13 | 13.38 | .59 | .52 |
Gross Births Registered 2042,
(19.60 per 1000),
Deaths of Children under 1 Year per 1,000 births, 70
previous
,, „ „ corresponding 55
period
,, ,, „ County of London 70
Death Rate of 107 large English Towns, 13.7; of the County of London, 13.3.
Birth Rate „ ,, 16 6; , „ ,, 15.7.