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Woolwich 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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12
ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
OF WOOLWICH,
Year ending 31st December, 1911.
PART I.
Statistics.
1. Population. The population of the Borough of
Woolwich, as estimated at the Census of 1911, was 121,403.
This is 7,045 less than was estimated for the year 1910.
The increase since the previous Census was 4,225.
The population of the four registration districts is as
follows: —
Census, 1901. Census, 1911.
Woolwich Parish 41,625 36,710
Plumstead Parish (West) 38,569 40.328
do. (East) 29,758 30,888
Eltham Parish 7,226 13,450
117,178 121,376
Woolwich Parish has decreased by 4,915 persons, Plumstead
has increased by 2,889, and Eltham by 6,224.