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Greenwich 1946

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

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14
Rate per 1,000
total Births
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
Puerperal Sepsis —
Other Puerperal Causes 3 ... 1.70
Total 3 ... 1.70
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 34
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 35
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 21
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 129
„ ,, Measles (all ages) —
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may differ
slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.
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 1938:—

The following table shows these particulars giving the number of marriages in the Borough for each year since 1938:—

Churches of EnglandChapels and Roman Catholic ChurchesSuperintendentRegistrar's OfficeTotalApproximate Population
YearGreenwichCharlton and KidbrookeSt. Nicholas
19383091853110126889495,770
1939395218311283971,16994,790
1940451243331263451,19874,280
19412771747†9124179057,070
194225719237919872960,530
194320916627317162162,870
1944211136—7417159261,800
194522821128723376163,800
Whole BoroughFree Churches
1946—455—38283*77676,840
†Parish Church destroyed by enemy action. *Also includes R. C. Churches.