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Woolwich 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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number of houses occupied in the middle of 1903, neglecting those built between July, 1903, and June, 1904, and assuming that the number of persons to a house has continued the same as at the Census 1901. This gives:—

Woolwich Parish41,765
Plumstead ,,72,873
Eltham ,,11,153
Total for Borough125,791

Estimated increase in the year, 2,619.
Natural increase (excess of births over deaths), 1,765.

2. The following table shows the present number and increase siuce the census of houses in the Borough; houses rebuilt are not included among new houses.

Houses in Borough at Census, 190118,086
New houses to June 30th, 1901321
,, ,,19021,292
,, ,,1903743
,, ,,1904582
Total to middle of 190421,024

3. The population of each ward has been calculated on the
number of houses in the ward multiplied by the number of
persons to a house in each parish.
The following table gives for each ward the population and
number of inhabited houses at the Census, the number of persons
to a house, the number of new houses certified for water
certificates, and the present estimated population.