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Woolwich 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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7. The following table gives the birth-rate for the Borough
and each parish for the three past quinquennia, and last three
years. Correction has been made for births in the Infirmary,
Female Hospital, and Wood Street "Home for Mothers and
Babies," and the births distributed to the Parishes to which
they properly belong. 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 quinquennium, there was a marked increase in the third, but the rate has again fallen below the level of 1891-5.
| Average of 1891-1895. | Average of 1896-1900. | Average of 1901-1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Borough | 32.5 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 24.1 |
| Woolwich Parish | 31.1 | 30.1 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 26.4 |
| Plumstead ,, | 33.3 | 31.0 | 30.1 | 27.8 | 24.1 | 23.7 |
| Eltham ,, | 22.8 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 20.0 |
8. Illegitimate Births.—61 of the births registered were
illegitimate, giving a rate of 20 per 1,000 births, compared with
17, 17, 22, and 24, in the four preceding years. The illegitimate
birth-rate in London was 37 in 1907.
Marriages.
9. There were 875 marriages. The marriage-rate was 13.7
compared with 16.4 and 14.6 in the two preceding years. This
great fall in the marriage-rate is an indication of the prevalent
local industrial depression. The marriage-rate in London was
17.0 in 1907.
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