London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
1.
STATISTICS - Year 1944.
Statistics for the year 1944 are again presented in an abridged
form. During the War period deaths of males and females serving in
H.M. Forces are excluded from civilian records.
POPULATION 61800
LIVE BIRTHS
| Total | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1108 | 564 | 544 |
| Illegitimate | 62 | 30 | 32 |
BIRTH RATE
| Per 1,000 estimated Civilian population | – 18.98 |
STILLBIRTHS
| Total | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | – |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | – 10.8 | ||
DEATHS
| Total | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| 980 | 542 | 438 |
| Death rate per 1,000 Civilian population – | (Crude) 15.90 | |
Death rate per 1,000 Civilian population -
(Crude) 15.90
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0 |
| Other maternal causes | 1 |
| Rate per total births (live and still) | 0.83 |
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR
| All infants per 1,000 births | 52 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 51 |
| Illegitimate 11 illegitimate | 80 |
DEATHS
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | .. | 125 |
| " " Measles ( " " ) | .. | – |
| " " 11 Whooping Cough (all ages) | .. | 1 |
| " " Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | .. | 9 |
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS
The total number of births notified in the Borough was 1102;
of these 483 were transferred to other Authorities. Particulars were
received of 286 births which took place in other areas, thus giving a
net figure of 905.