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Greenwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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17
BIRTHS
The total number of live births registered in the Borough during
the year was 1,320 and of this number 985 occurred in St. Alfege's
Hospital, and 335 in private dwellings. In 564 cases the parents
resided outside the Borough and these births were consequently
transferred to their appropriate districts, leaving a figure of 756.
To this must be added 493 births belonging to the Borough which
took place in Institutions outside the Borough, thus making a final
figure for Greenwich of 1,249, a decrease of 78 from that of the
previous year. Of this total 627 were males and 622 females.
The following table gives by districts the number of registrations of Greenwich Births during the current year :—
| Source ofInformation | DISTRICT | Total Green wioh Births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | West | St. Nicholas | Charlton & Kidbrooke | ||
| Greenwich Registrar's Returns:— | 260 | 193 | 51 | 252 | 756 |
| Inward Transfers:— | |||||
| 1st Qtr. | 47 | 15 | 1 | 66 | 129 |
| 2nd Qtr. | 52 | 24 | 1 | 60 | 137 |
| 3rd Qtr. | 46 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 124 |
| 4th Qtr. | 27 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 103 |
| Totals | 432 | 256 | 58 | 503 | 1,249 |
The Birth Rate for the year, calculated on the figure of 1,249
births, is 14.09 per thousand of the population, 0.90 lower than that
for 1956. The average rate for the previous ten years is 16.73.
The Greenwich Comparability Factor for births is 0.94 which gives
an adjusted rate of 13.25.
The Rates for the County of London and England and Wales
are 16.2 and 16.1 respectively.
Illegitimate Births which numbered 75 (representing 6.0 per
cent, of the total live births) showed an increase of 12 over those of
the previous year.
The number of Still Births registered was 30 (17 males . 13
females), which is equivalent to a rate of 23.45 per 1,000 total births,
a reduction of 0.81 from that of 1956.