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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
Woolwich 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The chief Vital Statistics since 1921 are given in the following Table:—
Table No. 4.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett. | Under 1 Year. | At all Ages. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1921 a | 141,700 | 3,197 | 23.2 | 197 | 62 | 1,594 | 11.6 |
| 137,604 | |||||||
| 1922 a | 142,350 | 2,941 | 21.3 | 184 | 63 | 1,603 | 11.6 |
| 138,254 | |||||||
| 1923 a | 143,530 | 2,867 | 20.5 | 123 | 43 | 1,387 | 9.9 |
| 140,000 | |||||||
| 1924 a | 144,400 | 2,590 | 18.5 | 168 | 65 | 1,543 | 11.0 |
| 139,980 | |||||||
| 1925 a | 145,440 | 2,582 | 18.3 | 141 | 55 | 1,519 | 10.8 |
| 140,740 | |||||||
| 1926 a | 146,200 | 2,463 | 17.4 | 107 | 43 | 1,450 | 10.2 |
| 141,900 | |||||||
| 1927 a | 144,770 | 2,242 | 15.9 | 95 | 42 | 1,491 | 10.6 |
| 140,770 | |||||||
| 1928 a | 146,600 | 2,269 | 16.1 | 114 | 50 | 1,554 | 11.0 |
| 141,100 | |||||||
| 1929 a | 146,800 | 2,312 | 16.3 | 144 | 62 | 1,780 | 12.6 |
| 141,600 | |||||||
| 1930 a | 146,800 | 2,188 | 15.5 | 91 | 42 | 1,547 | 10.9 |
| 141,600 | |||||||
| 1931 a | 147,400 | 2,155 | 15.1 | 128 | 59 | 1,654 | 11.6 |
| 142,600 | |||||||
| 1932 a | 146,400 | 2,054 | 14.0 | 123 | 60 | 1,635 | 11 .1 |
| 1933 a | 146,200 | 1,857 | 12.7 | 116 | 62 | 1,634 | 11.2 |
| 1934 a | 145,520 | 2,000 | 13.7 | 127 | 63 | 1,650 | 11.3 |
| 1935 a | 146,400 | 2,053 | 140 | 91 | 44 | 1,500 | 10.2 |
| 1936 a | 146,500 | 2,017 | 13.8 | 121 | 59 | 1,649 | 11.2 |
| 1937 a | 149,400 | 2,125 | 14.2 | 86 | 40 | 1,660 | 11.1 |
| 1938 a | 150,900 | 2,057 | 13.6 | 102 | 50 | 1,576 | 10.4 |
| 1939 a | 150,800 | 2,133 | 14.1 | 103 | 49 | 1,592 | 11.1 |
| 1940 b | 124,340 | 1,846 | 14.8 | 66 | 36 | 1,854 | 14.9 |
| 1941 b | 103,630 | 1,459 | 14.0 | 65 | 42 | 1,627 | 15.7 |
| 1942 b | 110,140 | 2,036 | 18.5 | 71 | 34 | 1,410 | 12.8 |
| 1943 b | 112,700 | 2,174 | 19.3 | 77 | 35 | 1,558 | 13.8 |
| 1944 b | 110,970 | 2,037 | 18.3 | 83 | 40 | 1,611 | 14.5 |
| 1945 6 | 115,270 | 2,021 | 17.5 | 83 | 41 | 1,478 | 12.8 |
| 1946 6 | 134,420 | 2,903 | 21.6 | 91 | 31 | 1,531 | 11.4 |
| 1947 b | 140,150 | 3,193 | 22.8 | 87 | 27.25 | 1,626 | 11.6 |
| 1948 b | 142,800 | 2,527 | 17.7 | 74 | 29.28 | 1,573 | 11.0 |
| 1949 b | 144,000 | 2,504 | 17.4 | 72 | 28.75 | 1,572 | 10.9 |
a—Total population. b—Civil population.
Marriages. There were 1,399 marriages in the Borough during the year
1949, of which 801 took place in Churches in the Borough. The remaining 598
took place at the Woolwich Register Office. The marriage rate was 18.8 per 1,000
of population.
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