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Greenwich 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, 1929.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough estimated to the middle of the
year 1929 us 103,980 for the Death-Raite and 104,430 for the
Birth-Rate.
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. | ||
| East Greenwich | 44,647 | 44,477 | 44,671 |
| West Greenwich | 26,931 | 26,965 | 27,084 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 7,646 | 7,475 | 7,489 |
| Charlton | 18,959 | 21,764 | 21,855 |
| Kidbrooke | 3,217 | 3,317 | 3,331 |
| Total | 101,400 | 103,980 | 104,430 |
*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Legitimate | 1,589 | 825 | 764 | Birth Rate 16.1 |
| Illegitimate | 44 | ||||
| Deaths | 1,388 | 708 | 683 | Death Rate 13.8 | |
| Number of women dying in, or in conse-quence of, childbirth | From Sepsis — | ||||
| „ otheir causes 2 | |||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:— | |||||
| Legitimate, 67; Illegitimate, 181. Total Rate = 71. | |||||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 7
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 18
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 14
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, differ slightly
from those shown in other parts of the Report.
MARRIAGES.
The Superintendent-Registrar of the Greenwich Registration
District has kindly furnished me with the particulars relating to