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Greenwich 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1897
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18
REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR
DEPTFORD.
To the Greenwich District Board of Works.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report on
the Vital Statistics and Sanitary Work for (the 53 weeks ending
January 2nd, 1897,) the Registration Year 1896.
POPULATION.
According to the Census taken March 29th, 1896, the
population of Saint Paul's Parish was 107,273, and that for
Saint Nicholas Parish was 7,722, or a total population of the
combined parishes, 114,995; being an increase, since the last
Census (1891), for Saint Paul's Parish, of 6,021, and for Saint
Nicholas Parish, 894, or a total increase, for the two combined
parishes, of 6,915.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year 1896 was
3,863 (1,999 males, and 1,864 females), being an increase over