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Woolwich 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE I.Borough of Woolwich.Vital Statistics of whole District during 1905 and previous Years.

TABLE I.

Borough of Woolwich.

Vital Statistics of whole District during 1905 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 Non-Residents 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.
Number.Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registd.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
12345678910111213
1895105265332131.5476143...............175716.7
1896106840336331.5508151...............187817.5
1897108611340631.3455133...............164215.1
1898110273326929.6472144...............193517.5
1899113148336729.8534158...............188916.6
1900115498330328.6469142...............205717.8
1901117740353530.0455128160013.643342164172214.6
1902122505373029.9462124167813.727843208184314.7
1903123172369130.0390106151112.327241175163713.3
1904125791353128.1466132163613.026140169176514.0
Averages for years 1895— 1904114884345230.0468136...............181315.8
1905125885354928.23641031463...313501921605127

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* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Note. The deaths included in Column 7 of this Table are the whole of those registered during the
year as 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.

Table: The "Public Institutions" taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which persons are habitually received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic asylums.

The "Public Institutions" taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which persons are habitually received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic asylums.

Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water)8239.7Total Population at all ages117,178At Census of 1901.
Number of inhabited houses18,086
Average number of persons per house6.47