Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Borough of Woolwich.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 and previous Years.
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 Non-Residents 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. | |||||
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Number. | Rate. | Under 1 Year. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1.000 Births Registd. | Number. | Rate | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
1894 | 103727 | 3304 | 31.8 | 362 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1566 | 15.1 |
1895 | 105265 | 3321 | 31.5 | 476 | 143 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1757 | 16.7 |
1896 | 106840 | 3363 | 31.5 | 508 | 151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1878 | 17.5 |
1897 | 108611 | 3406 | 31.3 | 455 | 133 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1642 | 15.1 |
1898 | 110273 | 3269 | 29.6 | 472 | 144 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1935 | 17.5 |
1899 | 113148 | 3367 | 29.8 | 534 | 158 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1889 | 16.6 |
1900 | 115498 | 3303 | 28.6 | 469 | 142 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2057 | 17.8 |
1901 | 117740 | 3535 | 30.0 | 455 | 128 | 1600 | 13.6 | 433 | 42 | 164 | 1722 | 14.6 |
1902 | 122505 | 3730 | 29.9 | 462 | 121 | 1678 | 13.7 | 278 | 43 | 208 | 1843 | 14.7 |
1903 | 123172 | 36591 | 30.0 | 390 | 106 | 1511 | 12.3 | 272 | 41 | 175 | 1637 | 13.3 |
Averages for 10 vears 1894 IMS | 112678 | 3429 | 30.4 | 458 | 134 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1793 | 15.9 |
1904 | 125791 | 3531 | 28.1 | 466 | 132 | 1636 | 130 | 261 | 40 | 169 | 1765 | 14.0 |
* 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 Total Population at all ages 117,178.
acres'exclusiveof Number of Inhabited Houses ... 18,080 At Census of
area covered by Average number of Persons per 1901.
water. House 6.47