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Eltham 22.3
Greenwich Borough 29.0
Lewisham Borough 25.8
West Ham 35.0
East Ham 6.4
Erith 30.9
London 29.0
8. The birth rate in the Woolwich parish in the two years
1900 and 1901, is considerably lower than in any preceding
years since 1890. This is probably connected with the absence
of many married reservists in South Africa.
9. The birth rate in Plumstead parish is higher than in the
three preceding years, but lower than any years between 1885
and 1897.
The Eltham birth rate is higher than it has been since 1891,
with three exceptions.
Deaths.
10. Table I. gives the gross and nett deaths and death rates
in 1901 and each of the past ten years, together with the
deaths in public institutions in the district, the number of
these who were non-resident in the Borough, and the number
of deaths in public institutions outside the Borough which
have to be credited to Woolwich.
11. The death rate, 14.6, is the lowest that has occurred in
the past ten years (nett death rates are referred to here and
elsewhere unless the contrary is stated).
12. Table VII. shows how Woolwich compares with the
County and the other Metropolitan Boroughs. Five only had
a lower death rate, viz., Lewisham, Stoke Newington, Hamp-