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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RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Registered during the year ended 31st December, 1935.
Districts
Census Population.
1931.
Estimated Population
at the middle of the
Year.
Births Registered
during the year
ended 31st Dec.,
1935.
Deaths Registered
during the year
ended 31st Dec.,
1935.
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.
All Causes.
Seven
Zymotics.
Under 1 year.
Over 1 and
under 5 years.
Persons aged 65
and upwards.
Small Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping
Cough.
Fevers.
Diarrhoea.
Typhoid.
Others.
Daring the
corresponding
period year
previous
During the
year ended
31st December.
1935
During the
corresponding
period year
previous
During the
year ended
31st December,
1935
m.
f.
m.
f.
Greenwich East
41,697
39,910
266
266
216
219
33
4
221
...
...
1
1
...
1
...
7
28
4
36
95
67
195
12.17
10.92
.54
.21
Do. West
24,967
23,899
155
159
133
133
20
3
133
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
3
17
1
21
73
40
110
13.84
11.14
.91
.16
St. Nicholas, Deptford
6,573
6,293
49
42
37
38
6
1
39
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
1
12
15
15
26
13.14
11.93
.94
.15
Charlton and Kidbrooke
27,687
26,498
206
194
147
120
21
1
121
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
3
22
...
24
57
34
125
10.64
10.09
.10
.18
S. Alfege's Resident
206
181
35
6
200
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
12
25
3
41
72
55
177
Hospital Non-Resident
324
241
30
6
317
...
...
...
2
2
...
...
10
41
3
58
94
70
285
Seamen's Hospital Resident
23
10
2
...
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
5
8
15
Non-Resident
73
7
...
...
27
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
6
10
20
41
Miller Hospital Resident
22
10
1
2
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
2
4
8
15
Non-Resident
89
53
6
7
31
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
1
5
12
17
21
82
Herbert Hospital Resident
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
1
1
1
Non-Resident
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
1
1
1
1
6
L.C.C. Resident
3
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Brook Hospital Non-Resident
25
20
13
14
...
...
1
4
15
8
...
...
4
...
1
3
...
...
9
Cottage Hospital Resident
2
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
4
Non-Resident
4
1
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
2
Other Institutions Resident
8
8
6
2
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
1
12
Non-Resident
5
7
4
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
3
8
Outside Institutions Resident
92
86
14
3
57
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
13
2
10
41
28
83
Borough
100,924
96,600
676
661
533
510
80
9
514
...
...
1
3
1
1
...
14
72
6
93
240
156
456
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population
...
...
1,337
1,043
...
...
.01
.03
.01
.01
...
.14
.74
.06
.96
2.47
1.60
4.64
12.23
10.83
.61
.20
13.87
10.83
Deaths of Children under one year per 1.000 births, 59 Death Rate of 121 large English Towns 11.8, of the County of London 11.4.
previous
,, ,, „ corresponding 87.
period
„ ,, „ County of London, 58. Birth Rate „ 14.8, „ 13.3.