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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The following table shows these figures since 1921.
| District | Average for five vears 1921-1925 inclusive | Average for five vears 1926-1930 inclusive | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 62 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 60 |
| West Greenwich | 80 | 59 | 76 | 84 | 71 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 88 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 72 |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 50 | 42 | 39 | 59 | 69 |
| Borough | 66 | 57 | 64 | 80 | 66 |
REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Principal Epidemic Diseases.—There were 100 deaths due to
this class of disease, equalling a Death Rate of 1.02 per 1,000; the
rate last year was .87 and was 1.11 in 1929, and .48 in 1930 and
1931 respectively.
Zymotic.—The class known as common infectious diseases is
credited with causing a total of 44 deaths equalling a Death Rate of
.44 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varies from .15 in St. Nicholas,
Deptford (1.21 in 1932), .43 in East Greenwich (.79 in 1932), .45 in
West Greenwich (.48 in 1932) to .52 in Charlton and Kidbrooke
(.27 in 1932).
Smallpox.—There were no deaths from Smallpox, this being
the thirty-first year since a death occurred from this cause in the
Borough.
Measles.—There were two deaths ascribed as due to this disease.
This is equal to a Death Rate of .02 per 1,000.
The number of deaths recorded in the years 1929, 1930, 1931
and 1932 were 9, 21, 2 and 24.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease occasioned 3 deaths during the
year. Three deaths occurred in 1930, 1 in 1931 and 1 in 1932.