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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
General Statistics
| Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level. | |
| Area of the Borough and Districts— | |
| East Greenwich | 1,300 acres |
| West Greenwich | 453 „ |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 115 „ |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1,990 „ |
| 3,858 acres | |
*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,093 | 559 | 534 | Birth Rate | 18.59 |
| Illegitimate | 89 | 37 | 52 | |||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 21 | 9 | 12 | Rate per 1,000 total Births | 19.9 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Deaths | 813 | 455 | 358 | Death Rate (Crude) | 12.78 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | ||||||
| Rate per 1.000 total Births | ||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.82 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0.82 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1.65 | ||||
POPULATION.
The Registrar General has estimated the population for
Greenwich at mid-year 1945 as 63,800 and it is upon these figures
the Statistics in this Report have been based.