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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 1943

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

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Table: STATISTICS. Year 1943.

STATISTICS. Year 1943.

LIVE BIRTHS.TotalMalesFemales
Legitimate1126608518
Illegitimate612932
BIRTH RATE
Per 1,000 estimated civilian population - 18.94
STILLBIRTHSTotalMalesFemales
Legitimate241113
Illegitimate1-1
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 20.6
DEATHS.TotalMalesFemales
885462423
Death rate per 1,000 civilian copulation - Crude 14.12
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES - Nil.
DEATHS OF inFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR
All infants per 1,000 births42
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births42
Illegitimate „ „ „ illegitimate32
DEATHS
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)127
„ „ Mea3les ( „ „ )-
„ „ Whooping Cough („ „)1
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years)6