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Woolwich 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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If all the houses in the Borough were occupied, and the
number of persons to a house were the same as at the last
Census, the population would be 146,000, or about 17,000 more
than estimated.
Estimated increase in the year 1991
Natural increase (excess of births over deaths) 1682

2. The following table shows the number of houses at the Census, and the number certified for water each year since:—

Total houses in Borough at Census, 190118,496
New houses to June 30th, 1901257
do. do. 19021,292
do. do. 1903743
do. do. 1904582
do. do. 1905483
do. do. 1906390
do. do. 1907281
Total22,524

3. At the Census there were 176 unoccupied houses in the
Borough. In December, 1906, the Rate-collectors counted the
empty houses while on their rounds and found 1,192, viz., 429
in Woolwich, 669 in Plumstead, and 94 in Eltham. Doubtless
there are, in addition to these, many unoccupied rooms and flats.
4. 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. The populations
of the Wards are estimated by the number of occupied
houses in each Ward.
There populations, added together, give a different total to that estimated for the Borough.
give a different total to that estimated for the Borough.