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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SECTION II
VITAL STATISTICS
SUMMARY*
Population (mid-year 1968)
Total Home Population 229,700
Child Population (under 15 years) 50,100
Elderly Population (over 65 years) 31,000
Density (persons per acre) 19.59
Area Comparability Factors
Births—1.04; Deaths—1.08
Marriages
Total 2,199
Greenwich District 773
Woolwich District 1,426
Marriage Rate (persons marrying) (per 1,000 pop.) 19.21
Births
Live Total: 3,404
M F Total
Legitimate 1,565 1,507 3,072
Illegitimate 167 165 332
1,732 1,672 3,404
Crude Rate (per 1,000 pop.) 14.86
Comparable Rate (per 1,000 pop.) 15.45
Ratio of Comparable Rate to National Rate 0.91
Illegitimate Live Births=9.7% of all live births
Stillbirths Total: 45
M F Total
Legitimate 20 17 37
Illegitimate 3 5 8
23 22 45
Rate (per 1,000 total births): 13.05
Total of all Live and Stillbirths 3,449