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Woolwich 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Plumstead Parish

14.3

Burrage15.4
Herbert13.1
St. Margaret's13.5
Central13.2
Glyndon14.5
St. Nicholas13.3
Eltham Parish8.5

12. Compared with 1901, the death rates of River, St.
George's, Central, St. Nicholas and Eltham Wards were lower,
and the remaining wards higher.
Of the Woolwich and Plumstead Wards, Herbert again had
the lowest rate, and River, as last year, the highest.
Having obtained from the Census Office the population of
each street in the River Ward, I have been enabled to estimate
the population of North Woolwich, and the ward south of the
river separately, and calculate death rates for each division.
It is curious to find that the two death rates are exactly the
same.

13. The following table gives the death rate in each parish for the past seven years:—

1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.
Woolwich20.417.320.121.021.816.817.1
Plumstead15.613.616.214.015.813.214.3
Eltham34.714.213.510.014.513.68.5

The death rate in Woolwich Parish was the lowest recorded,
with the exception of 1901. Plumstead Parish had a lower
rate in 1894, 1897, 1899 and 1901. Eltham has not had so low
a rate since 1890.
14. Life capital saved.—If the years 1901 and 1902 had
had the same average death rate as the ten years, 1892-1901,