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BIRTHS
The total number of births registered in the Borough during
the year was 1,752, of which 1,028 occured in St. Alfege's Hospital,
125 in various Nursing Homes, and 599 in private dwellings.
In 810 cases the parents resided in areas outside the Borough
and the births were consequently transferred to the appropriate
districts.
Seven hundred and twenty-three births belonging to the Borough
took place in Institutions outside the Borough area, thus the actual
figure for Greenwich becomes 1,065, a decrease of 270 from the previous
year. Eight hundred and fifty-eight were males and 807
females.
This is equivalent to a Birth Rate of 19.79 per thousand of the
population and although this rate is 3.82 lower than that for 1947,
it is still 1.52 higher than the average for the previous 10 years, viz.,
18.27.
The Rates for the County of London and for England and Wales
were 20.1 and 17.9 per thousand.
Illegitimate Births numbered 79, representing 4.7 per cent of
the total live births.
The number of Still Births registered was 37, which is equivalent
to a rate of 21.7 per 1,000 total births.
DEATHS
The net number of deaths registered during 1948 was 859, of
which 473 were males and 386 females, as compared with 952 for
last year.
This gives a crude death rate for the Borough of 10.21 per
thousand of the population. This rate is a decrease of 1.40 compared
with the previous year and is 3.19 less than the average for the last
10 years.
The Death Rates for the County of London and for England
and Wales are 11.6 and 10.8 respectively.
The inset table showing causes of deaths at all ages has been
supplied by the Registrar-General and is included in accordance
with requests contained in the Ministry of Health Circular No. 1728.