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Greenwich 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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BIRTHS
The total number of live births registered in the Borough
during the year was 1,965 and of this number 1,576 occurred in
St. Alfege's Hospital, and 389 in private dwellings. In 1,053 cases
the parents resided outside the Borough and these births were
consequently transferred to their appropriate districts, leaving a
figure of 912. To this must be added 480 births belonging to the
Borough which took place in Institutions outside the Borough,
thus making a final figure for Greenwich of 1,392, an increase of
45 over that of the previous year. Of this total 720 were males
and 672 females.
The following table gives by districts the number of registrations of Greenwich Births during the current year:—
| Source of Information | DISTRICT | Total Greenwich Births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | West | St. Nicholas | Charlton & Kidbrooke | ||
| Greenwich Registrar's Returns:— | 345 | 233 | 39 | 295 | 912 |
| Inward Transfers:— | |||||
| 1st Qtr. | 42 | 7 | – | 65 | 114 |
| 2nd Qtr. | 41 | 19 | – | 76 | 136 |
| 3rd Qtr. | 37 | 17 | – | 61 | 115 |
| 4th Qtr. | 34 | 22 | 3 | 56 | 115 |
| Totals | 499 | 298 | 42 | 553 | 1,392 |
The Birth Rate for the year, calculated on the figure of 1.392
births, is 16.67 per thousand of the population, 0.72 higher than
that for 1962. The average rate for the previous ten years is 14.95.
The Greenwich Comparability Factor for births is 0.96 which gives
an adjusted rate of 16.00.
The Rates for the County of London and England and Wales
are 20.0 and 18.2 respectively.
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS
These numbered 121 (representing 8.7 per cent of the total
live births), an increase of 34 over the figure returned for 1962.
STILL BIRTHS
The number registered was 17 (11 males-6 females), which
is equivalent to a rate of 12.06 per 1,000 total births, a decrease
of 4.73 from that of the previous year. London returned a rate
of 15.7 and that for England and Wales was 17.2.