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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
Erith 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE I.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate* | Under 1 year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate* | Number. | Rate* | |||||||
| l | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1895 | 16,000 | 506 | 31.62 | 64 | 126.48 | 197 | 12 31 | 11 | 186 | 11.62 | ||
| 1896 | 16,500 | 531 | 31.18 | 77 | 145 | 211 | 12.78 | 13 | 198 | 12.60 | ||
| 1897 | 17,000 | 554 | 32.58 | 70 | 126.35 | 218 | 12.82 | 9 | 209 | 12.3 | ||
| 1898 | 19,824 | 673 | 32.95 | 135 | 200.59 | 369 | 18.61 | 7 | 362 | 18.26 | ||
| 1899 | 20,887 | 782 | 37.43 | 110 | 140.66 | 320 | 15.33 | 13 | 307 | 14.69 | ||
| 1900 | 24,166 | 851 | 35.21 | 120 | 141.01 | 339 | 14.03 | 9 | 330 | 13.65 | ||
| 1901 | 25,296 | 992 | 39.26 | 141 | 141.12 | 348 | 13.70 | 14 | 334 | 13.2 | ||
| 1902 | 25,296 | 943 | 37.27 | 98 | 103.92 | 306 | 12.09 | 11 | 11 | 326 | 12.88 | |
| 1903 | 26,895 | 1047 | 38.93 | 98 | 93.60 | 286 | 10 63 | 8 | 8 | 278 | 10.33 | |
| 1904 | 27,582 | 916 | 33.21 | 121 | 132.09 | 326 | 11.81 | 18 | 10 | 316 | 11.45 | |
| Averages for years 1895-1904. | 21,944.6 | 779.5 | 35.52 | 103.4 | 132.65 | 292.0 | 13.30 | 11.3 | 284.6 | 12.96 | ||
| 1905 | 29,700 | 900 | 30.30 | 80 | 88.8 | 285 | 9.59 | 16 | 4 | 281 | 9.46 | |
*Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Total population at all ages 25,296
Number of Inhabited Houses 4,291
Average number of Persons per House 5.89
Area of District in Acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 3,859.513
TABLE I.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1905 and previous Years.
| I. | II. | III. |
|---|---|---|
| Institutions within the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from outside the District. | Institutions outside the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from the District. | Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District. |
| Royal Alfred Institution for Aged Merchant Seamen. Erith Cottage Hospital. | Erith Sanatorium for Infectious Diseases. |