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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Greenwich 1965

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

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Table: SECTION IIVITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY*

SECTION IIVITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY*

Population (mid-year 1965)
Total Home Population231,770
Child Population (under 15 years)48,000
Elderly Population (over 65 years)29,890
Density (persons per acre)19.76
Area Comparability Factors: Births—1.04; Deaths—1.06.
Marriages
Total1,992
Greenwich District685
Woolwich District1,307
Marriage Rate (persons marrying)17.24
Births
LiveTotal:3,722
MFTotal
Legitimate1.7421,6653,407Rate (Crude):16.11
Illegitimate171144315(Comparable Rate):16.75
1,9131,8093,722
Illegitimate Live Births = 8.4% of all live births.
StillbirthsTotal:82
MFTotal
Legitimate413677Rate (per1,000 total births):21.55
Illegitimate235
433982
Total of all Live and Stillbirths3,804
DeathsTotal:2,544
Males1,334
Females1,210Rate (Crude):11.01
(Comparable Rate):11.67
Natural Increase (excess of births over deaths)1,178