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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General's estimate of 97,830. The following is the local distribution: —
Estimated Population at Mid Year, 1933. | |
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East Greenwich | 40,419 |
West Greenwich | 24,202 |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 6,372 |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 26,837 |
97,830 |
Total | M. | F. | |||||
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Live Births | Legitimate | 1,292 | 649 | 643 | Birth Rate 13.7 | ||
Illegitimate | 47 | 27 | 20 | ||||
Still-Births | 40 | 20 | 20 | Rate per 1,000 29.0 total Births | |||
Deaths | 1,165 | 608 | 557 | Death Rate 11.9 | |||
Deaths from Puerperal Causes : — | |||||||
Other Puerperal Causes | 4 | 2.2 | |||||
Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 2.9 | |||||
Total | 7 | 5.2 | |||||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age : — | |||||||
All Infants per 1,000 live births | 66 | ||||||
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 64 | ||||||
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 127 | ||||||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 | ||||||
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 8 | ||||||
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 16 |
* These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may
differ slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.
MARRIAGES.
Mr. E. A. Bale, the Superintendent-Registrar of the Greenwich
Registration District, has kindly furnished me with the particulars
relating to the number of marriages solemnised in the Borough of
Greenwich.