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Woolwich 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1918
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| WOOLWICH | PLUMSTEAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census, | 1891 | — | 6.08 |
| „ | 1896 | - | 6.14 |
| „ | 1901 | 7.85 | 6.05 |
| „ | 1911 | 7.27 | 5.34 |
2. The estimated population of soldiers in barracks in
June, 1918, was 9,073, making the total population 155,576.
The civil population is used for all statistical rates except
the Borough birth rate.
The Registrar-General estimates the civil population
at 134,453, and the total at 150,650.
In the Annual Report for 1913, on pages 15 to 19,
tables were given showing the age distribution and condition as
to marriage of the population, the proportion of males and
females compared with London and England, and the classification
of buildings, and in the Report for 1914, the number to a house
in each Ward.
3. The following table shows the number of new houses certified for water each year since the Census of 1911:-
| New Houses, April 1st. to June 30th, 1911 | 34 |
| „„ July 1st. 1911 to June 30th, 1912 | 93 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1912 to June 30th, 1913 | 141 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1913 to June 30th. 1914 | 254 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1914 to June 30th. 1915 | 170 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1915 to June 30th. 1916 | 139 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1916 to June 30th. 1917 | 36 |
| „ „ July 1st. 1917 to June 30th. 1918 | 3 |
The following are the numbers of new houses and huts
erected by the Government for Munition Workers from 1915-1917:-
Houses 1,269 Huts, 1,904.
4. Unoccupied Houses. At the 1901 Census, there were 234
unoccupied houses in the Borough, viz., 46 in Woolwich, 86 in
Plumstead, and 102 in Eltham. At the 1911 Census there were
1,296, viz., 450 in Woolwich, 387 in West Plumstead, 250 in
East Plumstead, and 209 in Eltham.
In January, 1916, the Rate Collectors found 57 houses
unoccupied, viz., 7 in Woolwich, 13 in West Plumstead, 5 in East
Plumstead, and 32 in Eltham. There are now practically no houses
fit for occupation to let. The Government Huts, though so much
criticised, are all full and there is a long waiting list of
applicants wishing to occupy them.
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