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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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| 1891-1895. | 1896-1900. | 1901-1905. | 1906-1910. | 1911. | 1912. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Borough | 32.5 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 22.3 | |
| Woolwich Parish | 31.1 | 30.1 | 290 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 24.8 | |
| Plumstead— | |||||||
| West | 33.3 | 31.0 | 30.1 | 24.7 | 20.6 | 21.9 | |
| East | 23.4 | 21.3 | |||||
| Eltham Parish | 22.8 | 20.6 | 240 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 19.0 | |
8. Illegitimate Births. 46 of the births registered were
illegitimate, giving a rate of 17 per 1,000 births, compared
with 24, 20, 24, 19, and 13, in the five preceding years. The
illegitimate birth-rate in London was 38 in 1911.
MARRIAGES.
9. There were 983 marriages. The marriage-rate was
16.0, compared with 15.0 and 16.4 in the two preceding years.
In 1911 the marriage-rate in London was 17.8.
DEATHS.
10. Table I. gives the gross and net deaths and death
rates in 1912, and each of the past 10 years, and shows how
the net deaths are arrived at.
The net death-rates (which are the only ones referred to
unless otherwise specified) are obtained by distribution of
deaths in public institutions, deaths upon which inquests were