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Woolwich 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Houses, in High Street, Woolwich, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Globe
Lane, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, New Street, and 8, 9', 10, and
11, Market Hill.
Stanley House contains 9 separate and self-oontained fiats,
and Sidney, Albert, and Fore Houses 10 flats, all of three
rooms each.
The other houses contain from three to six rooms.
Altogether there are 58 houses containing 198 rooms.
These form a square area which is bounded on the south by
High Street, west by Market Hill and "Anchor and Hope"
P.H., north by the Electricity Station, and east by Globe
Lane.
The population at the Census was 242, but the Sanitary
Inspector found, on recent inspection, the population to be
273 persons. I have calculated some vital statistics for the
years 1910-11-12, taking an average population of 257 5
persons.
Total births notified (1910-11-12) 21
Total deaths do. do. 20
„ „ under one year (1910-11-12) 4
„ „ 1 to 5 years do. 5
,, „ infectious diseases do. 4
„ „ tuberculosis do. 3
„ „ alcoholism and cirrhosis of liver 3
Special area. Borough.
Birth-rate 27.1 22 8
Death-rate 25 . 9 11 . 9
Infantile death-rate (per 1,000
births) 190 85
Zymotic death-rate 5.2 0.89