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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 1934
[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 years 1926-1930 inclusive | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenwich | 62 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 60 | 86 |
| West Greenwich | 80 | 59 | 76 | 84 | 71 | 95 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 88 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 72 | 122 |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 50 | 42 | 39 | 59 | 69 | 73 |
| Borough | 66 | 57 | 64 | 80 | 66 | 87 |
REMARKS ON VARIOUS DEATH CAUSES.
Infective Diseases.
Principal Epidemic Diseases.—There were 70 deaths due to
this class of disease, equalling a Death Rate of .72 per 1,000 ; the
rate last year was 1.02 ; and was .48 in 1930 and 1931 respectively
and .87 in 1932.
Zymotic.—The class known as common infectious diseases is
credited with causing a total of 60 deaths equalling a Death Rate
of .61 per 1,000.
Locally the Zymotic Death Rate varies from .10 in Charlton and
Kidbrooke (.52 in 1933), .54 in East Greenwich (.43 in 1933), .91
in West Greenwich (.45 in 1933), to .94 in St. Nicholas, Deptford
(.15 in 1933).
Smallpox.—There were no deaths from Smallpox, this being
the thirty-second year since a death occurred from this cause in the
Borough.
Measles.—There were sixteen deaths ascribed as due to this
disease. This is equal to a Death Rate or .16 per 1,000.
The number of deaths recorded in the years 1930, 1931, 1932
and 1933 were 21, 2, 24 and 2 respectively.