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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SECTION II
VITAL STATISTICS
SUMMARY*
Population (mid-year 1969)
Total Home Population 228,030
Child Population (under 15 years) 50,200
Elderly Population (over 65 years) 31,190
Density (persons per acre) 19.45
Area Comparability Factors
Births—1.04; Deaths—1.08
Marriages
Total 2,006
Marriage Rate (persons marrying) (per 1,000 pop) 17.65
Births
Live Total: 3,263
M F Total
Legitimate 1,498 1,431 2,929
Illegitimate 165 169 334
1,663 1,600 3,263
Crude Rate (per 1,000 pop.) 14.36
Comparable Rate (per 1,000 pop) 14.93
Ratio of Comparable Rate to National Rate 0.91
Illegitimate Live Births—10.2% of all live births
Stillbirths Total: 57
M F Total
Legitimate 26 19 45
Illegitimate 4 8 12
30 27 57
Rate (per 1,000 total births): 17.17
Total of all Live and Stillbirths 3,320
*These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may
differ slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.