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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 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1899
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TABLE I.
Summary of Statistics for 1899, compared with Registration London.
| Plumstead. | London. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Area | 3,388 acres | 77,410 acres |
| Inhabited Houses (June, 1899) | 10,628 | 544,977 |
| Number of Persona to a House | 6.08 | 7.7 |
| 2. Population (Census 1896) | 59,252 | 4,421,955 |
| Population, estimated to June 30th, 1899 | 65,255 | 4,546,752 |
| Total Deaths (corrected fo Public Institu tions) | 916 | 89,689 |
| Total Births | 1,971 | 133,120 |
| Natural increase of population | 1,055 | 43,431 |
| Estimated increase | 2,652 | 42,182 |
| 3 Birth Rate | 30.2 | 29.4 |
| Death Rate | 14.0 | 19.8 |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 1.3 | 2.48 |
| Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 births | 124 | 167 |
| 4. Uncertified deaths, per cent. of total deaths | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Deaths from violence | 17 | 3,765 |
| Inquest cases | 35 | — |
| 5. Death Rate, 1897 | 13.6 | 17.7 |
| 1898 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
| 1899 | 14.0 | 19.8 |