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Woolwich 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE I.— Borough of Woolwich.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1903 and previous years.

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YearPopulation 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.
NumberRate1Under 1 Year.At all ages.
NumberRate*NumberRate per 1000 Births registd.NumberRate*NumberRate*
12345678910111213
189199312334533.6476142..........187018.8
1892100751329432.6425129..........173017.1
1893102222336132.8478142..........189918.5
1894103727330431.8362109..........156615.1
1895105265332131.5476143..........175716.7
1896106840336331.5508151..........187817.5
1897108611340631.3455133..........164215.1
1898110273326929.6472144..........193517.5
1899113148336729.8534158..........188916.6
1900115498330328.6469142..........205717.8
1901117740353530.0455128160013.643342164172214.6
1902122505373029.9462124167813 727843208184314.7
Averages for 10 years 1893—1902110583339630.6467137..........181816.4
19031231723691300390106151112.327241175163713.3

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* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13, calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Note.— The deaths to be included in Column 7 of this Table are the whole of those registered during the year as
having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in
Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition of the number in Column 11.
By the term " Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and
dying in public institutions there ; and by the term " Residents " is meant persons who have been taken out of the district
on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public institutions elsewhere.
The " Public Institutions " to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which persons
are habitually received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses, and lunatic asylums.
Area of District in Acres Total Population at all ages 117,178
(exclusive of area 8239.7 Number of Inhabited Houses 18,086 At Census of 1901.
covered by water) Average number of persons per house 6.47
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