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Greenwich 1961

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

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21
MARRIAGES
Mr. J. Abercrombie, 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 during 1961. The total of 685 gives a
marriage rate of 16.13, an increase of 1.20 over that of the previous
year. The comparable figure for England and Wales is 15.0.

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:—

YearChurches of EnglandChapels and Roman Catholic ChurchesSuperintendent-Registrar's OfficeTotalApproximate Population
GreenwichCharlton and KidbrookeSt. Nicholas
19383091853110126889495,770
1939395218311283971,16994,790
1940451243331263451,19874,280
19412771747†9124179057,070
194225719237919872960,530
194320916627317162162,870
1944211136-7417159261,800
194522821128723376163,800
194625819618623577676,840
1947192160139331877682,230
1948202152810434581184,410
1949184129109027268587,680
1950206‡12167424565289,570
195121013336026467089,390
1952191144410227972090,880
1953221136411330577990,440
195420015558632577190,600
1955197116510629071489,490
1956194169613322172388,780
1957177159211822668288,910
195818914210*9323967389,180
19591611341510721062788,970
19601771202012221865788,310
1961183140148726168585,240
‡ St. Peter's, Creek Road ‡ Holy Trinity, Blackheath Hill Closed † Parish Church destroyed by enemy action * Parish Church reopened.