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Nine hundred and twelve births were registered, four hundred and sixty-ore males and
four hundred and fifty-one females; compared with the former year, it will appear that the
births are less by thirty-seven, and have exceeded the deaths by two hundred and fifty-one.
Six hundred and seventy-nine deaths were registered, three hundred and forty-seven
males, and three hundred and thirty-two females, viz.:-
From April 1, 1869, to June 30, 1869
137
„ June 30, 1869, to Sptember 30, 1869
173
„ October 30 ,1869, to December 31,1869
207
„ January 1, 1870, to March 31, 1870
162
679
Thirty-eight Coroner's Inquests have been held, in eighteen cases the persons had not
resided here, which will reduce the number of deaths to six hundred and sixty-one.
The following table will shew the rate of mortality in reference to the two previous
vears: —
No. of
deaths.
Corrected
mortality,
Per
thousand.
From March 31, 1869, to April 1, 1870
679
661
22.19
„ „ 31, 1868, to „ 1,1869
599
580
20.0
„ „ 31, 1867, to „ 1,1868
530
507
17.14
The mortality tables will prove deaths according to age as follows:—Under two years,
332; from 2 to five years, 111; from 5 to 10 years, 61; from 10 to 20 years, 20; from 20 to
30 years, 29; from 30 to 40 years, 46; from 40 to 50 years, 44; from 50 to 60 years, 40;
from 60 to 70 years, 44; from 70 to 80 years, 34; from 80 to 90 years, 16, from 90 to 100
years, 2.
From the causes already enumerated, I am inclined to think the population has not much
increased during the year; it is therefore my purpose to estimate the fixed and floating population
of the parish at twenty-nine thousand.
Various forms of Nuisance have required our interference, and two hundred and fifty
notices have been served. We have had to deal largely with dilapidated and dirty houses,
and some of the proprietors proved so intractable as to require the interposition of a Magistrate,
this led to several visits to the Greenwich Police Court, but the trouble has been
rewarded by the accomplishment of the object we had in view.
A memorial, signed by several inhabitants living in different parts of the Parish, complaining
of a short supply of water, was sent to the Vestry, and forwarded to the Board of
Trade, and Captain Tyler, on the part of the Board of Trade, accompanied by the Engineer of
the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company and myself, were engaged more than five
hours in visiting some of the houses from whence complaints had been made, and Captain
Tyler in his report, strongly recommended a supply of water on Sundays, and made other
suggestions, which have been acted on, and removed in great measure the ground of
complaint.
The supply of the Kent Water Company has been satisfactory.