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The adjusted birth rate was 18.0 compared with the birth
rate for London of 20.0 and that for England and Wales of 18.4.
There were 38 stillbirths during the year.
MARRIAGES
There were 1,154 marriages in the Borough during 1964, of
which 763 took place in Churches; the remaining 391 took place
at the Woolwich Register Office. Of the number of marriages
which took place in Churches in the Borough, Registrars of
Marriage attended on 114 occasions.
DEATHS
The number of deaths registered in Woolwich was 1,583 and
after correction for inward and outward transfers the net number
was 1,571 giving a death rate of 10.6 for the Borough, compared
with 12.9 the previous year. Of the total deaths, 636 (or 40.2
per cent.) were 75 yers of age or over.
The adjusted death rate for Woolwich was 11.4 compared with
the figure of 11.0 for London, and of 11.3 for England and Wales.
Deaths of Woolwich residents in hospitals in the Borough
totalled 461, whilst 468 died in other hospitals.
MATERNAL DEATHS
There was one maternal death during 1964, and one in the
previous year,
NATURAL INCREASE IN POPULATION (i.e. excess of Births over Deaths)
In 1964 the natural increase in population was 906; in 1962
it was 668; and in 1963 it was 6l8.
INQUESTS
Sixty-four inquests were held on Woolwich residents during
the year, and 434 post-mortems on Woolwich residents were carried
out on behalf of the Coroner.
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