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Woolwich 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE I.Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1901 and Previous Years.

TABLE I.

Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1901 and Previous Years.

Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
NumberRate*Under 1 Year.At all Ages.
Number.Rate per 1000 Births regis teredNumber.Rate*NumberRate.*
12345678910111213
189199284334533.6476142..........187018.8
1892101144329432.5425129..........173016.9
1893103092336132.6478142..........189918.4
1894104077330431.7362109..........156615.4
1895106881332131.0476143..........175716.4
1896106864336331.4508151..........187817.5
1897108611340681.3455133..........164215.2
1898110273326929.6472144..........193517.5
1899113148336729.7534158..........188916.6
1900115498330328.6469142..........205717.8
Averages for years 1891-1900.106887333331.2466139..........182317.0
1901.117619353530.3455128160013.643342164172214.6

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* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Note.—The deaths to be included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year a
having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in Column
7, corrected by the subtraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition of the number in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying
in public institutions there; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on
account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institutions" to be taken into account for the purpose of these Tables are those into which persons are
habitually received on account of sickness or infirmitv. such as hospitals. workhouses, and lunatic asylums.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of
area covered by water), 8239.7
Total Population at all ages 117,178
Number of Inhabited Houses 18,086
Average number of Persons per house 6.47 J
At Census of 1901.