Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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West Plumstead includes the Burrage, Herbert, Glyndon
and St. Margaret's Wards; and
East Plumstead the Central and St. Nicholas's Wards.
This estimate has been obtained by a careful consideration
of the total number of houses in each Ward, and the number
of empty houses.
127,993 is probably not far from the correct population, and
has been rather under than over stated. The. rates calculated
from it may be safely taken as approximately correct. An
error of 5,000 in the population would make a difference of
only 0.4 in the death-rate.
Estimated increase in the year 345
Natural increase(excess of births over deaths)1352
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—Census, | 1901 | 18496 | |
New houses to June 30th, | 1901 | 257 | |
do. | do. | 1902 | 1292 |
do. | do. | 1903 | 743 |
do. | do. | 1904 | 582 |
do. | do. | 1905 | 483 |
do. | do. | 1906 | 390 |
do. | do. | 1907 | 281 |
do. | do. | 1908 | 191 |
do. | do. | 1909 | 157 |
22872 |
Viz.—Woolwich 33
West Plumstead 24
East Plumstead 21
Eltham 79
Half the new houses certified in 1909 were in Eltham Parish.