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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 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE No. 3.
| Year. | No. of illegitimate births. | Illegitimate birth-rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 74 | 26.1 |
| 1915 | 98 | 34.5 |
| 1916 | 106 | 34.5 |
| 1917 | 146 | 53.7 |
| 1918 | 162 | 63.6 |
| 1919 | 151 | 55.2 |
MARRIAGES.
5. There were 1,350 marriages. The marriage rate was 19.8
as compared with 27.1, 23.7, 19.7 and 20.2 in the four preceding
years.
DEATHS.
6. Table No. I. shows the gross and nett deaths and deathrates
in 1919, and each of the last five years, and shows how the
nett death figure is obtained.
The nett deaths were 1,679, and the nett death-rate 12.3. In
1918, the death-rate was 14.3.
The following Table, No. 4, shows the death-rate of Woolwich as
compared with certain other districts in 1917, 1918 and 1919:—
TABLE No. 4.
| 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 14.4 | 17.6 | 13.8 |
| 96 Great Towns | 14.6 | 18.2 | 13.8 |
| London | 15.0 | 18.9 | 13.4 |
| Greenwich | 15.1 | 18.8 | 13.5 |
| Lewisham | 11.6 | 13.6 | 11.4 |
| West Ham | 14.5 | 19.9 | 13.3 |
| East Ham | 11.4 | 14.5 | 9.7 |
| Erith | 9.6 | 12.7 | 10.7 |