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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
Plumstead 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1897
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TABLE I.
Summary of Statistics for 1897, compared with Registration London.
| Plumstead. | London. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Area | 3,388 acres | 77,410 acres |
| Inhabited houses (June, 1897) | 9,934 | |
| Number of persons to a house | 614 | |
| 2. Population (Census 1896) | 59,252 | 4,421,955 |
| Population estimated to June 30th, 1897 | 61,090 | 4,463,169 |
| Total Deaths (corrected for Public Institu tions) | 835 | 80943 |
| Total Births | 1975 | 133,618 |
| Natural increase of population | 1140 | 52,675 |
| Estimated increase | 1475 | 41,214 |
| 3. Birth Rate | 32.3 | 30.0 |
| Death Rate | 13.6 | 18.2 |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 2.2 | 2.58 |
| Deaths under 1 year to 1000 births | 116 | 159 |
| 4. Uncertified deaths per cent, of total deaths | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Deaths from violence | 25 | |
| Inquest cases | 35 | |
| 5. Death Rate, 1895 | 15.9 | 19.4 |
| „ 1896 | 15.6 | 18.2 |
| „ 1897 | 13.6 | 18.2 |