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Greenwich 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Registered during the year ended 31st December, 1938.

RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Registered during the year ended 31st December, 1938.

Districts.Census Population. 1931.Estimated Population at the middle of the Year, 1938.Births Registered during the year ended 31st Dec., 1938.Deaths Registered during the year ended 31st Dec., 1938.AgeMortality.Seven Zymotic Diseases.Tuberculosis, Pulmonary.All other Forms of Tuberculosis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia.Heart Disease.Cancer.All other Diseases.Rate of Mortality per 1,000.
Under 1 year.Over 1 and under 5 years.Persons aged 65 and upwards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fevers.Diarrhoea.All Causes.Seven Zymotics.
Typhoid.Others.During the corresponding period year previousDuring the year ended 31st December.1938During the corresponding period year previousDuring the year ended 31st December,1938
M.F.M.F.
Greenwich East41,69739,010237237232206174241...211.........1205361346317511.2911.25.22.12
Do. West24,96721,310133141134114163122...1......2......31732672319313.3111.67.30.28
St. Nicholas, Deptford6,5735,880554140233...31...1..................4262282013.9210.74.16.17
Charlton and Kidbrooke27,68729,570237222145146194143........................20327844611111.449.86.32...
S. Alfege's HospitalResident239206282225.....................22164612460186
Non-Resident381284448357...............1...32178419886265
Seamen's HospitalResident27......13........................5...32314
Non-Resident6981116........................4...672040
Miller HospitalResident227......8........................1...14716
Non-Resident69539434.....................3...19262558
Herbert HospitalResident3....................................3...............
Non-Resident15....................................6...21...6
Brook HospitalResident4413......311..................1......2
Non-Resident443036201...111117......261111...14
Cottage HospitalResident24..........................................114
Non-Resident2.........1..............................1......1
Other InstitutionsResident7154...13..............................25114
Non-Resident10135...11...........................25115
Outside Institutions Resident687511249...1......2......31728322157
Borough100,92495,7706626415514895511537...4112......4611395312148299
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population......1,3031,040....04.0101.02.......04.64.141.003.271.553.1312.0510.89.26.12
13.6410.89
Deaths of Children under one year per 1,000 births, 42 previous Death Rate of 126 large English Towns 11.7, of the County of London 11.4.
,, ,, ,, corresponding period50.
,, ,, ,, County of London, 57.Birt.h Rate ,, 15.0, „ 13.4.