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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of Borough: 8,282 statute acres.
Number of dwellings: 46,172
Number of persons per acre: 18.08
Total Rateable Value: £7,958,360
(including Government property)
Product of Id. rate: £32,143
VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with
comparative figures for 1963 arc shown in the following Table:-
TABLE NO. 1
| 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated mid-year Home Population | 148,690 | 149,810 |
| Live Births - Legitimate | 2,249 | 2,326 |
| Illegitimate | 159 | 163 |
| Total Live Births | 2,4o8 | 2,489 |
| Birth Rate | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| Stillbirths | 38 | 38 |
| Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births | 15.5 | 15.0 |
| Total Deaths | 1,790 | 1,583 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 12.0 | 10.6 |
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | l |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 62 | 42 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 28.9 | 16.9 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate | 17.0 | 11.25 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 16 | |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 327 | 366 |
BIRTHS
The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1964
was 3,286. After correction for inward and outward transfers,
the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,489 being 81 more
than the previous year. Of the total births 1,269 were boys and
1,220 girls.
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