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Greenwich 1945

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

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9
MARRIAGES.
Mr. F. H. Searle, the Superintendent Registrar of the Greenwich
Registration District, has kindly furnished me with particulars
relating to the number of marriages solemnised or registered in
the Borough of Greenwich.

Table: The following table shows these particulars giving the number of marriages in the Borough for each year since 1931:—

The following table shows these particulars giving the number of marriages in the Borough for each year since 1931:—

YearChurches of EnglandChapels and Roman Catholic ChurchesSuperintendent-Registrar's OfficeTotalApproximate Population of the district concerned
GreenwichCharlton and KidbrookeSt. Nicholas
19312911383462247772100,640
19323121523060205759101,024
1933286136488424780197,830
193431143397925985197,250
19353401584210225089296,600
19363352086610225296395,900
1937320198398024088295,990
19383091853110126889495,770
1939395218311283971,16994,90
1940451243331263451,19874,280
194127717479124179057,070
194225719237919872960,530
194320916627317162162,870
1944211136—7417159261,800
194522821128723376163,800

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BIRTHS.
The total number of births registered in the Borough during
the year was 1,208. Of this number 775 occurred in St. Alfege's
Hospital, and 30 at various Nursing Homes in the Borough. Of
this total of 805 Institution births, 263 only belong to Greenwich,
the remainder being transferred to the appropriate Authorities.
Five hundred and sixteen births belonging to the Borough
took place in Institutions outside the Borough area, thus the actual
figure for Greenwich becomes 1,182 ; Males 596, Females 586.
This gives a birth rate figure of 18.59 per thousand of the
population and is a fraction lower than last year's birth rate of
18.98. The average for the previous 10 years is 15.80.
The birth rate for the County of London equals 15.7 per
thousand of the population. The birth rate for all England and
Wales was 16.1.