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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: 2. The following table gives the population, number of houses, and persons to a house, of each Ward as found at the Censuses of 1901 and 1911:—

2. The following table gives the population, number of houses, and persons to a house, of each Ward as found at the Censuses of 1901 and 1911:—

Census 1901.Census 1911.
Wards.Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Persons to a House.Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Persons to a House.
Dockyard871213256.57719912115.94
St. Mary's783311266.93666610036.64
River—North29914416.7844095857.54
Do. South1140516716.83935316565.65
St. George's1068487812.13908386010.56
Burrage983717355.67888716885.26
Glyndon981016975.78950117695.37
Herbert908016125.63878017395.05
St. Margaret's984216386.001316025785.10
Central1011818055.61908318314.96
St. Nicholas1964028057.002180537295.84
Eltham722613535.341345028144.77
The Borough117178180866.47121376214635.65

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In the last three years unoccupied houses have been filling
up, and there is now a decided difficulty in obtaining a small
self-contained house in a sanitary condition.

Table: 3. The following table shows the number of new houses certified for water each year since the Census of 1911:—

3. The following table shows the number of new houses certified for water each year since the Census of 1911:—

New Houses April 1st to June 30th, 191134
Do. July 1st, 1911, to June 30th, 1912 93
New Houses 1911—1912:
Woolwich—
West Plumstead2
East do.6
Eltham85