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Woolwich 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Correction lias been made this year for the first time for births
in the Wood Street "Home for Mothers and Babies" and the
births distributed to the Wards to which they properly belong.
This mainly accounts for the apparent fall in the Dockyard
birth-rate.
7. The following table gives the birth-rate for the Borough
and each parish for the three past quinquennia. Except in
Eltham the decrease has been progressive in each parish, but
greater in Plumstead than in Woolwich. In Eltham, on the
other hand, after a decrease in the second quinquenium, there
was a marked increase in the third, due. no doubt, to the building
of the Well Hall Estate and its occupation by a large proportion of young married people.
| Average of Years 1891—1895 | Average of Years 1896—1900 | Average of Years 1901- 1905 | 1906 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Boro | 32.5 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 27.7 |
| Woolwich Parish | 31.1 | 30.1 | 290 | 29.2 |
| Plumstead „ | 33.3 | 31.0 | 30.1 | 27.8 |
| Eltham „ | 22.8 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 22.0 |
Of the 3,524 births, 1,632, or nearly half, were attended by
midwives.
8. Illegitimate Births:— 76 of the births registered were
illegitimate, giving a rate of 22 per 1,000 total births, compared
with 13, 17 and 17, in the three preceding years. The illegitimate
birth.rate in London was 36 in 1905.
Marriages.
9. There were 1,045 marriages. The marriage-rate was 16.4
compared with 16.9 in London in 1905; 443 marriages were
performed in the Registry Office, and 602 in places of worship.