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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
Woolwich 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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T able IX.
Summary of Statistics for the 1st Quarter, 28th December, 1901, to 29th March, 1902 (13 weeks),
corrected for Public Institutions.
A.—Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 population
| Births. | Deaths under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all Ages—Gross | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all Ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Rate. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | ||||||||||
| 122,082 | 950 | 325 | 120 | 126 | 521 | 17.4 | 99 | 21 | 58 | 558 | 18.5 |
London Death rate 21.3. Seven of the Metropolitan Boroughs had a lower Death rate than Woolwich, and seven a lower Infantile Death rate.
B.—Birth and Death Bates for each Parish.
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all Ages. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. |
| A | B | c | D | A | B | c | D | A | B | C | D |
| 41,723 | 29.4 | 20.5 | 114 | 70,626 | 32 | 18.2 | 133 | 9,733 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 118 |